Claude de la Colombière Saint

St. Claude de la Colombière, S.J., was a Jesuit priest and the confessor of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, V.H.M. His feast day is the day of his death, 15 February. He was a missionary and ascetical writer

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Claude de la Colombière
Birth dateFebruary 02, 1641
Birth place
Dauphiné , Kingdom of France , Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon
Date of deathFebruary 15, 1682
Place of death
Duchy of Burgundy , Paray-le-Monial , Kingdom of France
TitleReligious priest and confessor

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beatified by
Pope Pius XI
beatified dateJune 16, 1929
beatified place
Vatican City
canonized by
Pope John Paul II
canonized dateMay 21, 1992
canonized place
Vatican City
major shrine
Paray-le-Monial
Saône-et-Loire
venerated in
Catholic Church

Claude de la Colombière on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.aciprensa.com/Banco/images/claucolombiere.jpg
  2. http://www.catholic-forum.com/Saints/saintc28.htm
  3. http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/stc28001.htm
  4. http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/41150