Tuesday, October 19, 2010

St Louis Grignion De Montfort

St Louis Grignion de Montfort born on 31st January 1673 in France, from his childhood days was virtues and exhibited an extraordinary love for the poor. He loved and admired the mother of Jesus. He became a priest and worked ceaselessly for God and man. He was a great scholar, a powerful speaker and an author of many spiritual works. He never
bothered about the consequences of telling the truth and doing what was right before the eyes of God. He was victimized by the world for his honesty and conviction. He died at an early age of 43 years on April 28th, 1716 He was acclaimed a Saint by the people and the church authorities. He established many dedicated groups of men and women to carry on his good work, particularly instructing the young.

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