Arnold Janssen was a German-Dutch Catholic priest and theologian born in 1837 in Goch. He is primarily recognized for establishing the Society of the Divine Word, a missionary congregation, alongside two religious orders for women. After serving as a teacher and a chaplain, he moved his missionary operations to Steyl in the Netherlands to bypass political difficulties in Germany. He died in Steyl in 1909 and was later canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2003.