ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 31st of August WELCOME! GOSWIN NICKEL, SUPERIOR-GENERAL OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS Goswin Nickel Goswin Nickel, the 10th Superior General of the Society of Jesus - a German - was highly renowned for his virtuous conduct and his outstanding gifts as the leader of this Order, which was then flourishing magnificently. For nearly twelve years, he served as Provincial of the Lower Rhine Province and twice as Assistant to the Superior General for Germany. Subsequently, he became Vicar General and, finally, Superior General. Despite his many administrative duties, he was deeply devoted to prayer. For five years, he was unable to walk - an affliction he bore with heroic patience, finding solace in the daily reception of the Holy Eucharist. He died in the year 1664. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 472) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbrevi...