beatified_place death_date death_place birth_place feast_day venerated_in birth_date titles image article_title name beatified_date beatified_by
rome 21 december 1860 koblenz , germany weitersburg , koblenz , germany 21 december roman help of christians -rrb- catholic church -lrb- brothers of mercy of mary 25 february 1819 confessor and founder gedenktafel peter friedhofen koblenz 2012.jpg peter friedhofen
 bl . peter friedhofen , f.m.m.a. 2 july 1985 pope john paul ii
peter friedhofen

the blessed peter friedhofen , f.m.m.a. , -lrb- 25 february 1819 -- 21 december 1860 -rrb- was a german catholic religious brother .
he was the founder of the brothers of mercy of mary help of christians .
friedhofen was born on a farm in weitersburg bei vallendar , in the former district of koblenz .
he died in 1860 in the capital city due to tuberculosis and was buried at the brothers ' motherhouse in trier .
in july 1985 pope john paul ii beatified him .
among the brothers he founded , his feast day is celebrated on 21 december , the anniversary of his death .
