Arnold Janssen
Roman Catholic priest and missionary
Died when: 71 years 71 days (854 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Arnold Janssen, S.V.D. (5 November 1837 – 15 January 1909), was a German-Dutch Catholic priest and missionary who is venerated as a saint.
He founded the Society of the Divine Word, a 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.
He was canonized on 5 October 2003, by Pope John Paul II.
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