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- French:
- Pierre Lefevre, or Pierre Favre
- Latin:
- Petrus Faber
- Born:
- April 13, 1506, Vilaret, Savoy
- Died:
- Aug. 1, 1546, Rome (aged 40)
- Founder:
- Jesuits
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Peter Faber
French theologian
Also known as: Petrus Faber, Pierre Favre, Pierre Lefevre
Peter Faber (born April 13, 1506, Vilaret, Savoy—died Aug. 1, 1546, Rome) was a French Jesuit theologian and a cofounder of the Society of Jesus, who was tutor and friend of Ignatius Loyola at Paris. He was appointed professor of theology at Rome by Pope Paul III (1537), founded Jesuit colleges at Cologne and in Spain, and was a delegate to the Council of Trent.
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