Blessed Antoine Chevrier
Feast Day
2-Oct
Born
Easter Sunday, 16 April 1825 in Lyon, Rhône, France
Died
2 October 1879 in Lyon, Rhône, France of natural causes; around 10,000 people attended his funeral, many of them the people the Work of Prado had helped; he was buried in the chapel he had built, and the street in front of it is now named for him
Beatified
4 October 1986 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
16 January 1953 by Pope by Pius XII (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Antoine Chevrier, also known as Father Antoine Chevrier, was born on Easter Sunday, 16 April 1825, in Lyon, Rhåne, France. He was the only child in a family of workers in the silk industry. Antoine was baptized just two days after his birth, and he received his First Communion in 1837. At the young age of 14, he felt a deep attraction to the priesthood, experiencing profound happiness at the idea. This sense of calling to the priesthood led him to begin his seminary studies in 1842.
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