PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Marcellin Joseph Benoit Champagnat
Marcellin was born on May 20, 1789 in Marlhes, France
Marcellin was ordained a priest on July 2, 1816
Marcellin was called to the home of Jean-Baptiste Montagne on October 28, 1816
The Marist Brothers were founded on January 2, 1817
Memorare in the Snow happened in Feburary 1823
Marcellin died on June 6, 1840
The first Marist School opened in 1872 in Sydney, Australia.
Marcellin was declared venerable in 1920 by Pope Benedict XV
Marcellin was beatified on May 29, 1955 by Pope Pius XII
Marcellin was canonized on April 18, 1999 by Pope John Paul II
Marcellin's feast day is June 6.
