Arnold Janssen SVD, was a German-Dutch Catholic priest and missionary who is venerated as a saint. He founded the Society of the Divine Word, a Catholic missionary religious congregation, also known as the Divine Word Missionaries, as well as two... Wikipedia
Born: November 5, 1837, Goch, Germany
Died: January 15, 1909 (age 71 years), Steyl, Netherlands
Organizations founded: Society of the Divine Word, Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters, and more
Place of burial: Missionshaus St. Michael, Steyl, Netherlands
Education: University of Bonn
Beatified: 19 October 1975, Our Lady of Knock Parish Church, Morong, Rizal by Pope Paul VI
Feast: 15 January
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