Marcellin Champagnat Flashcards
where was Marcellin Champagnat born
in the hamlet of Rosey, not far from Lyons, in the Massif Central, France
when was Marcellin Champagnat born
May 20, 1789
He was the ___________ of ten children of Jean-Baptiste and Marie Chirac
ninth
He was the ninth of ten children of
Jean-Baptiste and Marie Chirac
There was no formal education in the __________________ of Marcellin’s life.
first sixteen (16) years
His father taught him _______________________.
masonry, carpentry, and farming
During the French Revolution, ___________________, the Archbishop of Lyons encouraged his priests to seek out candidates for the priesthood.
Joseph Cardinal Fesch
who is Joseph Cardinal Fesch
Archbishop of Lyons
Marcellin Champagnat was ordained on and at the age of?
July, 22, 1816, at the age of twenty-seven
He was ordained on July, 22, 1816, at the age of twenty-seven, the next day, he travelled to ___________ with others interested in establishing a Society of Mary.
Fourvière
when was Marcellin Champagnat ordained for in 1816?
Archdiocese of Lyons
Ordained for the Archdiocese of Lyons in 1816, Marcellin was assigned as parish priest to the ______________________ located in the rural mountains in outhern France.
parish of La Valla
On _________________, he founded with two young parishioners, a group of Brothers who would labor for the Christian education of youth, especially the most neglected.
January 2, 1817
became the guiding inspiration of Champagnat’s small congregation.
“To make Jesus Christ known and loved”
Poor health led to the death of Marcellin Champagnat in
June 6, 1840
