Peter Friedhofen | |
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Confessor; Blessed | |
Born | 25 February 1819 Germany Weitersburg |
Died | 21 December 1860 Germany Coblence |
(aged 41)
Honored in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 2 July 1985, Rome by Pope John Paul II |
Feast | 21 December |
Patronage | Order of the Brothers of Mercy of Mary Help of Christians |
Peter Friedhofen (25 February 1819–21 December 1860) was a Catholic German religious. He was the founder of the Order of the Brothers of Mercy. He was born on a farm in Weitersburg bei Vallendar, near Coblence (Koblenz).
In July 1985, the Pope John Paul II beatified him.
In the Catholic Martirology, his feast day is in December 21.