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Title: St. Peter Fourier Post by: CyrilSebastian on December 17, 2014, 04:40:38 PM St. Peter Fourier (1565-1640) was the founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame.
He established the Congregation to educate young girls. He failed to win approval for a similar organization to teach boys. St. Peter's feastday is December 9th. Title: Re: St. Peter Fourier Post by: Shin on December 17, 2014, 10:13:02 PM S. Peter Fourier, ora pro nobis.
Title: Re: St. Peter Fourier Post by: CyrilSebastian on September 21, 2017, 08:32:27 PM Peter improved the financial lives of his community by setting up a community bank. The townspeople could borrow money from the bank without paying interest.
Title: Re: St. Peter Fourier Post by: CyrilSebastian on February 01, 2020, 09:59:03 PM At fifteen Peter was sent to the University of Pont-a-Mousson. He became a Canon Regular in the Abbey of Chamousey and was ordained in 1589. Title: Re: St. Peter Fourier Post by: eschator83 on February 02, 2020, 05:48:20 PM After attaining his doctorate, Peter served as vicar and procurator for the Chaumousey abbey parish, then in 1597 he was sent as parish priest to a rundown and neglected parish at Mattaincourt, where he spent the next 30 years.
Title: Re: St. Peter Fourier Post by: CyrilSebastian on January 25, 2021, 08:32:59 PM Peter was sent back to the University of Pont-a-Mousson to further his studies. He became a scholastic theologian. He knew the Summa Theologica by heart. Title: Re: St. Peter Fourier Post by: CyrilSebastian on August 10, 2021, 07:11:24 PM St. Peter Fourier's motto in serving the parish was to feed only one person was to of use to all. Title: Re: St. Peter Fourier Post by: CyrilSebastian on August 30, 2022, 06:41:19 PM Peter had small groups of his parishoners engage in dialectics on Sundays on the various virtues and vices practiced by the congregation. Title: Re: St. Peter Fourier Post by: CyrilSebastian on November 18, 2024, 06:46:48 PM Peter Fourier accepted the post of vicar of the parish of Mattaincourt in order to combat the indifference to religion widespread in the town. :soldier: :soldier: :soldier: :soldier: :soldier: :soldier: :soldier: :soldier: :soldier: :soldier: :soldier: :soldier: :soldier: :soldier: :soldier: |