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Saint Peter Canisius, Catechism of

Saint Peter Canisius, Catechism of

Saint Peter Canisius, Catechism of

Published in three forms: major (1555 ), minor (1558 ), and minimus (1556 ). The division of the subject-matter is as follows: Faith (Apostles’ Creed); Hope and Prayer (Lord’s Prayer, Hail Mary); Charity and the Commandments of God and the Church; the Sacraments; Christian Justice, i.e., the shunning of evil and the doing of good. Through his catechisms Saint Canisius became the “mallet of heretics”; they were translated into every language in Europe and reprinted in countless editions, so that the name Canisius became synonymous with catechism.

Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary