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Peter Faber (1506-1546)

Faber, Peter also known as Pierre Lefevre, Pierre Favre or Petrus Faber (1506-1546). French Jesuit theologian and cofounder of the Society of Jesus. Tutor of Ignatius Loyola at Paris. He was appointed professor of theology at Rome by Pope Paul III (1537). He founded Jesuit colleges in Europe and was a delegate to the Council of Trent.

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Saint Fabiola (-399 AD)

Jean-Jacques Henner painted his portrait of Fabiola (in a classical Roman profile) in 1885; this idealized rendition of the saint was lost in 1912. The image was copied by artists around the globe over the last century

Saint Fabiola (-399 AD) from Rome, Italy.
Fabiola was a Christian noble woman and Roman matron of rank belonged to the patrician Roman family of the gens Fabia. Under the influence of St. Jerome, Fabiola converted to Christianity and devoted her life to the practice of Christian asceticism and charitable work. Fabiola is distinguished by the foundation of the first public hospital in western Europe. In addition to the hospital being founded she later founded with aide of St. Pammachius, a hospice for pilgrims at Porto, Italy the first of its kind. She supported monasteries throughout Italy and Mediterranean islands.

Fabiola had been in an undesirable marriage and obtained a divorce through Roman law which was contrary to the ordinances of the Church. Under church law, only following death of one spouse may one be free to marry again. She entered upon a second union before the death of her first husband.

St. Jerome's stay at Rome (382-84 AD) did not give occasion for them to meet, Fabiola was not one of the ascetic circle which St. Jerome frequented. It was later that, upon the death of her second consort, she chose to devote herself to a life of Christian virtues; renunciation of carnal ways and enter into a life of labor for others. On the day before Easter, following the death of her second consort she appeared before the gates of the Lateran basilica, dressed in penitential garb, and did public penance for her sin, which made a great impression upon the Christian population of Rome. The pope received her formally again into full communion with the Church.

Fabiola renounced all the world had to offer her, and devoted her immense wealth to the needs of the poor and the sick. She erected a fine hospital at Rome, and waited on the inmates herself, never shunning the afflicted. She gave large sums of her wealth to the churches and religious communities in Rome and abroad in Italy. All her interests were centered on the labor for others; the needs of the Church, and care for the poor and afflicted.

After her conversion to Christianity, she worked closely with St. Jerome, dedicating her wealth and life to the church. Familiar with Hebrew, Greek and Latin, she studied the Scriptures under Jerome, whom she followed to Bethlehem (395 AD). She lived in the hospice of a convent directed by Saint Paula and applied herself under the direction of St. Jerome, to the study of Scriptures and to ascetic exercises. An incursion of the Huns into the eastern provinces of the empire and the quarrel which broke out between Jerome and John II, Bishop of Jerusalem respecting the teachings of Origen made residence in Bethlehem unpleasant. When the Huns threatened to invade Palestine, Fabiola returned to Rome (396). She remained in contact with St. Jerome through letters and at Fabiola's request, Jerome wrote a treatise on the priesthood of Aaron, on the priestly dress, and on the 42 stopping places of the Israelites in the desert.

At Rome, Fabiola united with the former senator Saint Pammachius in carrying out a great charitable undertaking; together they erected at Portus a large hospice for pilgrims coming to Rome. Fabiola also continued her usual personal labors in aid of the poor and sick until her death on 27 December of 399 or 400. St. Jerome wrote a eulogistic memoir of Fabiola in a letter to her relative Oceanus.

Her feast day is celebrated on December 27.

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Saint Fabiola Jean-Jacques Henner Portrait On Wood

Francis Alys Exhibits 300 Portraits of "Fabiola" at the Haus zum Kirschgarten

*Caius or Gaius Fabricius Luscinus (3rd century B.C.)

Caption: Roman statesman Gaius Fabricius Luscinus is depicted here negotiating with the seated King Pyrrhus of Epirus over prisoners the king’s army had captured in a battle with Rome. The king was so impressed with Fabricius’ refusal to accept a bribe during the negotiations that he let all the prisoners go without the customary ransom fees. Later the Roman armies defeated Pyrrhus, giving Rome control of the entire Italian peninsula.

Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, [l-sī′nəs] (flourished 3rd century B.C.). Roman statesman and general, celebrated for his honesty and integrity. He was elected consul in 282 B.C., in which year he defeated the the Boii, Etruscans. He later defeated the Samnites, Lucanians and Bruttians, ancient Italian peoples who were laying siege to the Roman city of Thurii in southern Italy.

After the Greeks defeated the Romans at Heraclea in 280, Fabricius was dispatched as ambassador to Pyrrhus, victorious king of the Greek city-state of Epirus, to negotiate for the ransoming of Roman prisoners.

Before releasing the prisoners, Pyrrhus sought to bribe Fabricius in the hope that the ambassador would use his influence to obtain for Epirus favorable conditions of peace from the Romans. Fabricius scorned the bribe, however, and Pyrrhus was so impressed that he issued orders for the prisoners to be liberated without the payment of ransom. He is also reputed to have reported to Pyrrhus the offer of a traitor to kill him. Fabricius was consul again in 278, when he succeeded in negotiating peace with Pyrrhus. Two years later, as censor, he carried out with vigor the old Roman laws designed to curb extravagance in private life. For his victories over the Lucanians, Bruttians, and Samnites, he was honored with a triumph.

He is distinguished by his old Roman virtues and simplicity.

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Gaius-Fabricius-Luscinus, Britannica

Fabricius Luscinus, Gaius

Gaius Fabricius Luscinus

A Pyrrhic Victory

Johannes Faber (1478-1541)

Works of Johannes Faber

Johannes Faber (1478-1541) Originally Johannes Heigerlin.

German-Roman Catholic bishop and theologian, born at Leutkirch. Educated at the universities of Tübingen and Freiburg in Breisgau. In 1518 he became vicar-general to the Bishop of Constance, and papal prothonotary under Pope Leo X. In common with several of his friends, including the Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus, the German scholar Melanchthon and the Swiss theologian Huldreich Zwingli, he was at first a supporter of church reform. When the movement for reform developed into the Lutheran schism, however, Faber became one of its most formidable opponents.

According to A Short History of Christianity, Martin E. Marty, p. 219 on a section titled, "Zwingli," which discusses both Zwingli and Luther,

"Reform was a gradual development; it is difficult to date. His debate with Johann Faber in 1523 placed him clearly with Luther in defense of the Bible as the document of apostolic authority. Much of his career centered in the abolition of the Mass and formation of his teaching on the sacraments in opposition to Catholicism and Lutheranism. He interpreted the sacraments symbolically; bread, wine and water were but signs of grace, representation."

In 1522, in the treatise Opus Adversus Nova Quœdamn Dogmata Lutheri, he expressed his opposition to Lutheran doctrines, renewing the attack two years later in Malleus in Hœreticorum, "The Hammer of Heretics". Emperor Ferdinand appointed him court preacher in 1526, and during the two succeeding years he represented the emperor in Spain and England. Faber played an important role in organizing the resistance to the invasions of the Turks, and in 1531 was consecrated Bishop of Vienna.

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Johannes Faber

Pitts-Emory University, Theology Library

Frederick William Faber (1814-1863)

Frederick William Faber
(Below) Engraving by Joseph Brown, Radio Times Hulton Picture Libary

Frederick William Faber [fā′bər] 1814-1863. British priest, theologian and notable hymn writer, born at Calverly, Yorkshire on June 28, 1814. Educated at Harrow and at Balliol College, Oxford University he was elected fellow of University College, Oxford in 1837. He had given up his Calvinistic views and became a follower of John Henry Newman who later became a cardinal.

Faber was ordained into the Anglican clergy in 1839. In 1843 was appointed rector of Elton, Huntingdonshire (now Huntingdon and Peterborough). Originally a Calvinist, he converted to Roman Catholicism in 1845, joined a Roman Catholic communion in November 1845, and was ordained a priest in 1847.

In 1846 he founded the Catholic community of Wilfredians at Birmingham (or, Brothers of the Will of God) which was merged with the Oratory of St. Philip Neri, with Newman as superior, in 1848. The Wilfridians were a religious society living in common with vows.

In 1849 a branch of the oratory was established in London, first in King William street and afterwards at Brompton. Faber presided over the London branch from 1849 until his death on September 26, 1863.

It is mainly as a hymn-writer that Faber is remembered, among which are O Saviour Bless Us Ere We Go, Faith of Our Fathers, Hark! Hark my soul, The Pilgrims of the Night, The Land Beyond the Sea, My God, how wonderful thou art and Paradise, O Paradise. Other works are Lives of Modern Saints (1847), Growth of Holiness (1854), The Foot of the Cross (8 volumes, 1835-1860) and Notes on Doctrinal Subjects (2 volumes, 1866)

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Sacred poetry

Frederick William Faber

Fabriano, Italy

Old palace in the town of Fabriano, Italy

Fabriano, Italy. A town and episcopal see in the province of Ancona, Italy, situated in the Marche region (The Marches), at the foot of the Apennines, 44 miles by rail southwest of the city of Ancona. A Romanesque-Gothic mayoral palace (1255) is one of the notable buildings. The municipal art gallery, several private houses, and a number of churches are attractions to the location.

The town was the home of a minor school of painting in the late 14th century founded by Allegreto Nuzi and Gentile da Fabriano. Some of their paintings remain in the town, dating to the 13th century. Frescoes by the former decorate the local cathedral.

The town suffered damage during World War II. Fabriano has been famous for the manufacture of paper since 1276, and the public archives contain ancient documents inscribed on paper manufactured there in 1293. Present-day industries include the manufacture of cement and pottery.

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Google Maps

City Information, Fabriano, Italy

Britannica Online, Fabriano, Italy