Faber
Blessed Peter Faber
Born: April 13, 1506
Died: August 2,1546
Feast Day: August 2
Faber grew up in the South of France tending to his father’s sheep.
While attending Collage of Sainte-Barbe in Paris, Faber befriended St. Francis Xavier and St. Ignatius of Loyola. In addition to being a co-founder of the Society of Jesus, Faber spent his life trying to bring a revival of Christian piety.