Canisius may refer to:

People

* Saint

Peter Canisius Peter Canisius ( nl, Pieter Kanis; 8 May 1521 – 21 December 1597) was a Dutch Jesuit Catholic priest. He became known for his strong support for the Catholic faith during the Protestant Reformation in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, Swit ...

(1521–1597), Dutch Jesuit Catholic priest *

Theodorich Canisius Theodorich Canisius (1532 in Nijmegen – September 27, 1606 in Ingolstadt) was a Jesuit academic. Biography Canisius was a half-brother of St. Peter Canisius. After winning, at the age of twenty-two, the highest academic distinction at Louv ...

(1532–1606), Jesuit academic, half-brother of St. Peter Canisius *

Henricus Canisius Henricus Canisius (1562, Nijmegen - 2 September 1610, Ingolstadt) was a Dutch canonist and historian. Biography Canisius was born Hendrik de Hondt ("The Dog", Latinized to ''Canisius'') and belonged to the same distinguished family as Saint Pe ...

(1562–1610), Dutch canonist and historian, nephew of St. Peter Canisius *

Aegidius of Viterbo Giles Antonini, O.E.S.A., commonly referred to as Giles of Viterbo ( la, Ægidius Viterbensis, it, Egidio da Viterbo), was a 16th-century Italian Augustinian friar, bishop of Viterbo and cardinal, a reforming theologian, orator, humanist and ...

(Ægidius Canisius), Italian humanist and cardinal *

Canisius Thekkekara Canisius Thekkekara was a Syrian Catholic (Syro-Malabar Catholic) priest from Carmelites of Mary Immaculate in Kerala in Thrissur. He was declared as Servant of God by Mar Poly Kannookadan, the Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member ...

(1914–1998), Syrian Catholic priest

Schools

* Canisius College, a Jesuit college in Buffalo, New York **

Canisius Golden Griffins The Canisius College Golden Griffins are composed of 16 teams representing Canisius College in intercollegiate athletics. These teams include men's and women's basketball, cross country, track, lacrosse, soccer, and swimming and diving. Men's spo ...

, the sports teams of Canisius College *

Canisius High School Canisius High School is a Catholic, private college-preparatory school for young men run by the USA Northeast Province of the Society of Jesus in Buffalo, New York, United States, just north of the Delaware Avenue Historic District. Founded in 1 ...

, a Jesuit private high school in Buffalo, New York *

Canisius Secondary School Canisius Secondary School is one of the earliest centres of learning in Zambia. It is located at Chikuni Mission about 10 km east of Chisekesi town in Monze District in the Southern Province. The history of the school starts with the founding o ...

, a Jesuit run school in Monze, Zambia * Jakarta Canisius College, a Jesuit junior and senior high school in Jakarta, Indonesia {{disambiguation, surname, school