MARCELLIN CHAMPAGNAT

MARCELLAIN'S BIRTH

• Marcellin was born May 20, 1789
• He was born in France
• He was the 9 out of 10 children

MARCELLAIN'S CHILDHOOD

• Marcellin combated illiteracy and spiritual poverty
• His first day of school was when he was 11 and he only went for one day

MARCELLAIN AND THE CHURCH

• He joined the seminary and was kicked out after his first year
• He was readmitted through the efforts of his mother, a parish priest, and the superior of the seminary.
• He was ordained a priest in 1816

FOUNDING THE MARIST BROTHERS

• He founded the Marist brothers in1817
• In 1818 Marcellin opened up the first Marist school

LANTERN STORY

• After meeting with a young dying man, John Baptiste Montagne, Marcellin and another priest were caught in a bad snow storm.
• They prayed the Memorare because they were lost and scared.
• Soon after they saw a light from a lantern that guided them to safety.

JOHN BAPTISTE MONTAGNE

• John Baptiste Montagne was a kid that visited Marcellin when he was dying.
• John told Marcellin that he knew nothing about Jesus Christ.
• This horrified Marceliin and inspired Marcellin to form the Marist Brothers.

MARCELLIN'S DEATH

• Marcellin died of cancer on June 6, 1840.
• He was 51 years old.

QUOTES BY MARCELLIN

• "To raise children, we must love them and love them all equally."
• "I cannot see a child without wanting to tell them how much God loves them."

SAINT MARCELLIN CHAMPAGNAT

• Marcellin was declared venerable in 1920 by Pope Benedict XV.
• He was beatified in 1955 by Pope Pius XII.
• Marcellin was canonized a saint by Pope John Paul II on April 18, 1999.
• His feast day is June 6.