Peter Donders
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Petrus Norbertus Donders (27 October 1809 ā 14 January 1887) was a Dutch Roman Catholic priest and member of the Redemptorist Congregation. He served in various missions in the Dutch colony of Surinam. He started working in the capital Paramaribo, but is predominantly known for his work in and around the leper colony Batavia, where he died in 1887. Peter Donders was beatified as 'Apostle of the Indians and Lepers' in 1982. The miracle needed was found in the cure of a Dutch child from bone cancer back in 1929.
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Peter Norbert Donders | |
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Priest | |
Born | (1809-10-27)27 October 1809 Tilburg, Netherlands |
Died | 14 January 1887(1887-01-14) (aged 79) Batavia, Suriname |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 23 May 1982, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
Major shrine | Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral, Paramaribo |
Feast | 14 January |
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