Peter Joseph Savelberg (10 February 1827,

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– 11 February 1907,

) was a Roman-Catholic

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and

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founder (missionary).

Biography

Peter Savelberg attended school in Heerlen and after that at

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(1843 to 1845). Leaving his brother Balthasar Savelberg, who was in charge of a glassmaking shop in

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

, he returned to Heerlen because he could not adjust. Between 1846 and 1849 he attended Rolduc yet again, and after 1849 he gave seminars in

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. In 1852, Savelberg was made priest, his first task was as a teacher at the Bischoppelijk College in Roermond (1853–1856). In 1856 he became

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of the

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, for whom he worked at the girl pension Nonnenwerth close to

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. In 1863 the

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called him back and made him chaplain in

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and in 1865 of the Saint Pancras parish in Heerlen. Image:Savelberg Home.JPG, Former home of Peter Joseph Savelberg. Mgr. Savelberg used to live in the white building (built in the 17th century), some rooms are still in the 19th-century Biedermeier style. The

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was built in 1878–79 after a design by Johan Kayser 1827 births 1907 deaths People from Heerlen 19th-century Dutch Roman Catholic priests Venerated Catholics by Pope John Paul II {{Netherlands-reli-bio-stub