Canisius may refer to:

People

* Saint

Peter Canisius Peter Canisius (; 8 May 1521 – 21 December 1597) was a Dutch Jesuit priest known for his strong support for the Catholic faith during the Protestant Reformation in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, Switzerland and the British Isles. The ...

(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 Louvain, ...

(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''), the nephew of Saint Peter Canisius. He studied at the U ...

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

Aegidius of Viterbo Giles Antonini commonly referred to as Giles of Viterbo (, ), was a 16th-century Italian Augustinian friar, bishop of Viterbo and cardinal, a reforming theologian, orator, humanist and poet. He was born in Viterbo and died in Rome. Life He was ...

(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 member of th ...

(1914–1998), Syrian Catholic priest

Schools

Canisius College Canisius University is a private Jesuit university in Buffalo, New York. It was founded in 1870 by Jesuits from Germany and is named after St. Peter Canisius. Canisius offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and minors, and around 34 ma ...

, a Jesuit college in Buffalo, New York **

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

, 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 ...

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

Jakarta Canisius College Canisius College () is a Private school, private Catholic school, Catholic secondary school for boys, located in Menteng, Central Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. The school was founded by the Indonesian Province of the Society of Jesus in 1927. Mot ...

, a Jesuit junior and senior high school in Jakarta, Indonesia {{disambiguation, surname, school