| Saint Eugene de Mazenod | |
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 St. Eugene de Mazenod |
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| Bishop; Founder, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate | |
| Born | 1 August 1782, Aix-en-Provence, France |
| Died | 21 May 1861, Marseille,France |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism |
| Beatified | 19 October 1975 by Pope Paul VI |
| Canonized | 3 December 1995 by Pope John Paul II |
| Major shrine | Shrine of Notre Dame de la Garde, Marseille, France |
| Feast | May 21 |
| Patronage | dysfunctional families |
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Saint Eugene de Mazenod (August 1 1782 - May 21 1861) born Charles Joseph Eugene de Mazenod and more commonly known as Eugene de Mazenod, was a French Catholic clergyman, beatified on 19 October 1975 by Pope Paul VI, and canonized on 3 December 1995 by Pope John Paul II.
Biography
After spending his youth in Italy to get away from the mayhem subsequent to the French Revolution, he returned to France and was made a priest in Amiens in 1811. In 1816 he founded the Oblates of Mary Immaculate[1]. From 1837 to 1861 he was bishop of Marseille. During his episcopacy he commissioned Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde, an ornate Neo-Byzantine basilica on the south side of the old port of Marseille.
References
- ^ "Charles Joseph Eugene de Mazenod". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company.
External links
- Biography in the Catholic Encyclopedia
- Eugene de Mazenod (1782-1861) - biography. Vatican Basilica (3 December 1995). Retrieved on 2007-03-09.
