Summa Doctrinae Christianae, vol. 1

by Peter Canisius

Publisher:

Carolum Kollmann

, 1833

Overview

The Summa Doctrinae Christianae, or Sum of Christian Doctrine, is a catechism on the Catholic faith presented here in its original Latin. In a question and answer format, topics covered include the Nicene Creed, the Ten Commandments, charity, justice, confession, and more.

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Key Features

• Contains the Latin text of Canisius’ catechism
• Provides insight into sixteenth-century spirituality
• Presents the wisdom of a modern Doctor of the Church

Product Details

• Title: Summa Doctrinae Christianae, vol. 1
• Author: Petrus Canisius
• Publisher: Apud C. Kollmann
• Publication Date: 1833
• Pages: 550
• Language: Latin
• Christian Group: Catholic
• Resource Type: Systematic Theologies
• Topic: Post-Reformation, Theology

About Peter Canisius

Saint Petrus Canisius (8 May 1521 – 21 December 1597) was an important Jesuit who fought against the spread of Protestantism in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia,, and Switzerland. The restoration of the Catholic Church in Germany after the Reformation is attributed to his work. St Peter Canisius was beatified by Blessed Pius IX in the year 1864, and later canonized and declared a Doctor of the Church on 21 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI.