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Peter Fourier

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French canon regular

FranceWritersLived 1565 to 1640 · aged 75
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Peter Fourier was a French canon regular who is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Foregoing offers of high office, he served for many years as a pastor in the village of Mattaincourt in the Vosges.

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Stained glass window depicting St. Peter Fourier, C.R.S.A., with the white sarozium of a canon regularChurch of Saint MartinCoulaures, Dordogne, FranceStained glass window depicting St. Peter Fourier, C.R.S.A., with the white sarozium of a canon regularChurch of Saint MartinCoulaures, Dordogne, France

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Peter Fourier was a French canon regular who is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Foregoing offers of high office, he served for many years as a pastor in the village of Mattaincourt in the Vosges. He was a strong proponent of free education and also helped to found a religious congregation of canonesses regular dedicated to the care of poor children, developing a new pedagogy for this.

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France
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Writers
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Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1565 to 1640 · aged 75
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17 languages

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