Deaths on August 1

Peter Faber

Died on August 1, 1546

Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (b. 1506)

Peter Faber (French: Pierre Lefevre or Favre, Latin: Petrus Faver) (13 April 1506 – 1 August 1546) was the first Jesuit priest and theologian, who was also a co-founder of the Society of Jesus, along with Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier. Pope Francis announced his canonization on 17 December 2013.

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23 Jan

Gargantua and Pantagruel
Having published nothing for eleven years, François Rabelais publishes the Tiers Livre, his sequel to Gargantua and Pantagruel.