Blessed William Joseph Chaminade
Also known as: Guillaume Joseph Chaminade
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
January 22
Born
April 8, 1761
Died
January 22, 1850
Beatified
3 September 2000 by Pope John Paul II at Saint Peter’s, Rome, Italy
Biography
Blessed William Joseph Chaminade was born the second-youngest of fifteen children to Blaise Chaminade and Catherine Bethon, a deeply devout family in which three of his brothers also became priests. He preferred his Confirmation name, Joseph, to his baptismal name. At age ten he entered the College of Mussidan, where one of his brothers was already teaching....
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