Philipp Jeningen
German Roman Catholic priest
The Vatican record
- 19 June 2021 — Miracle through their intercession approved (decree list, 2021)
Who they were
Philipp Jeningen was born at Eichstätt in Bavaria on 5 January 1642 and entered the Society of Jesus in 1663. At the Jesuit shrine of Our Lady of Schönenberg near Ellwangen in Swabia he became a very successful popular missionary, and the fame of his holiness drew pilgrims from far and wide.
For many years he preached missions throughout the surrounding country with remarkable results, and he is still remembered as the Apostle of the Ries. He died at Ellwangen on 8 February 1704.
The miracles
The Catholic Encyclopedia does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A Jesuit missionary remembered as the Apostle of the Ries.
The cause
Philipp Jeningen has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Jesuits: the cause of Philipp Jeningen.
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Ven. Philipp Jeningen
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Wikidata Q105578 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Johann Philipp Jeningen (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.