Peter Fourier
Saint Peter Fourier | |
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Polychromed 18th-century statue in the former Abbey Church of Moyenmoutier, Vosges, France | |
| Canon Regular and Religious founder | |
| Born | 30 November 1565 Mirecourt, Duchy of Lorraine, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 9 December 1640 (aged 75) Gray, County of Burgundy, Holy Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church (Diocese of Nancy, Order of Canons Regular and the Canonesses Regular of Notre-Dame) |
| Beatified | 1730, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Benedict XIII |
| Canonized | 1897, Rome, Kingdom of Italy, by Pope Leo XIII |
| Feast | 9 December |
| Attributes | Chaplet, pictures of the Virgin Mary |
Peter Fourier (French: Pierre Fourier, pronounced [fuʁje]; 30 November 1565 – 9 December 1640) 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.