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Marlhes
Marlhes () is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire (department), Loire Departments of France, department in central France. Population , Twin towns Marlhes is town twinning, twinned with: * Féouda, Togo * Charette, Quebec, Canada Personalities Marcellin Champagnat, catholic saint and founder of the Marist Brothers, was born in the village. See also *Communes of the Loire department References Communes of Loire (department) {{Loire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcellin Champagnat
Marcellin Joseph Benedict Champagnat (20 May 17896 June 1840), also known as Saint Marcellin Champagnat, was born in Le Rosey, village of Marlhes, near St. Etienne (Loire), France. He was the founder of the Marist Brothers, a religious congregation of brothers in the Catholic Church devoted to Mary and dedicated to education. His feast day is 6 June, his death anniversary. Champagnat was ordained as a priest on 22 July 1816 and was part of a group led by Jean-Claude Colin, who founded the Society of Mary, a separate religious congregation to the Marist Brothers teaching order Champagnat founded later. Champagnat was born in the year of the storming of the Bastille, the start of the French Revolution. The religious, political, economic, and social unrest of the times he lived influenced his priorities and life path. Seminary and ordination With money he earned from raising sheep, he went to the Minor Seminary at Verrières-en-Forez. He entered in October 1805. Older than many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
