Artists Clergy Monarchs Popes Peter Canisius SJ (Dutch: Pieter Kanis; 8 May 1521 – 21 December 1597) was a Dutch Jesuit priest known for his strong support for the Catholic faith during the Protestant Reformation in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, Switzerland and the British Isles.

The restoration of the Catholic Church in Germany is largely attributed to the work there of the Jesuits, which Canisius led.

The king's eldest son (later Maximilian II) appointed Phauser, a married priest, to the office of court preacher.

In Christ The King – Lord of History by Anne W. Carroll, it states:Protestantism had made much headway in Germany because many intellectuals had adopted it, making Catholicism appear to be the religion of the ignorant.

Canisius spent the last twenty years of his life in Fribourg, where he founded the Jesuit Collège Saint-Michel, which trained generations of young men for careers and future university studies.

[8] In 1591, at the age of 70, Canisius suffered a stroke which left him partially paralyzed, but he continued to preach and write with the aid of a secretary until his death in Fribourg.

His lasting contribution is his three catechisms, which he published in Latin and German and which became widespread and popular in Catholic regions.

[11]He rejected attacks against John Calvin and Philip Melanchthon: "With words like these, we don't cure patients, we make them incurable.

Theologically, Canisius defended Catholic Mariology in his 1577 book, De Maria Virgine Incomparabili et Dei Genitrice Sacrosancta Libri Quinque.

Canisius explains and documents Church teachings through the ages regarding the person and character of Mary, her virtues and youth.

[20] Book five explains the Catholic view of the assumption as living faith for centuries, supported by most prominent Church writers.

In the liturgical reform of 1969, it was moved to 21 December, the anniversary of his death, the normal day for celebrating a saint's entry into heaven (although it is still kept by the Society of Jesus on 27 April).

Peter Canisius House is located on five acres of beautiful gardens and bushland in Pymble on Sydney's North Shore.

The House specialise in residential individual and group retreats and gatherings for schools, not for profit and private business sectors.

[26] The longer version (with quotes from authority): In addition to the listed institutions worldwide, there is Peter Canisius College in Sydney, Australia (suburb of Pymble at 102 Mona Vale Road).