Arnold Janssen
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1837 – 1909
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Who was Arnold Janssen?
Saint Arnold Janssen, S.V.D. was a Roman Catholic priest and missionary, and is venerated as a saint. He is best known for founding the Society of the Divine Word, a Roman Catholic missionary religious congregation, also known as the Divine Word Missionaries, as well as two congregations for women. In 1889 he founded in Steyl, Netherlands the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit and in 1896 at the same place the Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters.
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- Born
- Nov 5, 1837
Goch - Religion
- Catholicism
- Education
- University of Bonn
- Died
- Jan 15, 1909
Steyl
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on July 23, 2013
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