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Bl. Peter Donders
Missionary
Life and historical setting
Peter Donders (1809–1887) is remembered in the Church as missionary. The supplied Catholic source associates this life with Tilburg.
Documented offices and forms of service associated with Peter Donders include theologian, missionary, priest. The religious family connected with this vocation is Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer.
Peter Donders's earthly life ended on Jan, 14, 1887 in Surinam and was buried there. Peter Donders's service reached in various missions in the Dutch colony of Surinam.
Peter Donders's earthly life ended in 1887.
The enduring witness of Peter Donders is especially connected with gospel encounter and discipleship, prayer and contemplation, and teaching and sacred learning. Because the surviving record is ancient and sometimes brief, the profile distinguishes early testimony from later devotional development.
Vocation and witness
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Gospel encounter and discipleship
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Prayer and contemplation
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Teaching and sacred learning
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Pastoral and ecclesial leadership
The account includes pastoral, monastic, or ecclesial leadership exercised for the good of the Church.
Courageous public witness
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Perseverance in grace
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Spiritual legacy
The enduring witness of Peter Donders is especially connected with gospel encounter and discipleship, prayer and contemplation, and teaching and sacred learning. Because the surviving record is ancient and sometimes brief, the profile distinguishes early testimony from later devotional development.
Prayerful reflection
God of holiness, through the witness of Peter Donders, strengthen us in conversion, perseverance, and cooperation with grace when the way is difficult. Keep our attention fixed on Jesus Christ, and teach us to answer grace faithfully in the duties, relationships, and needs placed before us. Amen.
Historical and liturgical note
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Because the surviving record is ancient and sometimes brief, the profile distinguishes early testimony from later devotional development.