Charles-Joseph-Eugene de Mazenod
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| Saint 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.
[edit] 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 Missionary 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.
[edit] References
- ^ "Charles Joseph Eugene de Mazenod". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company.
[edit] External links
- Biography in the Catholic Encyclopedia
- Eugene de Mazenod (1782-1861) - biography. Vatican Basilica (3 December 1995). Retrieved on 2007-03-09.
- Biography of Eugene de Mazenod at OMI Lacombe
