Peter Fourier C.R.S.A. (French: Pierre Fourier) was a French canon regular who is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Forgoing offers of high office he served for many years as an exemplary pastor in the village of Mattaincourt in the Vosges. He was a strong proponent of free education and also helped to found a religious congregation of canonesses regular dedicated to the care of poor children developing a new pedagogy for this.
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