BRB0683

Title

Subject

Description

Responding to a request from Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I (b. 1503, r. 1531–1564) for a new Catholic catechism, the Dutch-born Jesuit Canisius produced three versions for different readers, including Catechismus minimus for advanced students.

Creator

Canisius, Petrus, Saint, 1521–1597.

Source

BRB0683, Petri Canisii ... Catholischer catechismus mit feinen Kuppfern, kurtzen angeenckten Fragen und Antworten, der Christlichen Catholischen Jugend zum bessern Nutzen, durch einen Catholischen Priester und Seelsorger mit allem Fleiss aussegezieret ..., Bamberg : Johann Christian Matschand; 1705

Relation

Catechisms

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

German

Type

Catechism with engraved illustrations

Collection

Four Centuries of Religious Books for Children

Citation

Canisius, Petrus, Saint, 1521–1597., “BRB0683,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed October 9, 2024, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1211.