Saint Peter Canisius

Peter Canisius Peter Canisius- Baptismal name: Peter Kanis. Also dubbed "the Hammer of Protestantism" and the "Second Apostle of Germany." Illustrated profile, with an excerpt from the saint's w… St. Peter Canisius St. Peter Canisius- Biography by Terry Matz paints the saint as a "secret agent" of the Vatican. With prayer. Militantis Ecclesiae Militantis Ecclesiae- Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII, on St. Peter Canisius. Blessed Peter Canisius Blessed Peter Canisius- Long essay in the Catholic Encyclopedia on Peter Canisius, sometimes called Kannees, Kanys, or possibly De Hondt. Dutch Jesuit priest, d. 1597. St. Peter Canisius (1520-1597) St. Peter Canisius (1520-1597)- From the book "The Saints: A Concise Biographical Dictionary."