Saint Auguste Chapdelaine
Also known as: Augustus Chapdelaine; Father Ma; Papa Chapdelaine
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
February 28
Born
January 6, 1814
Died
February 1, 29
Canonized
1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
27 May 1900 by Pope Leo XIII
Biography
Saint Auguste Chapdelaine, also known as Augustus Chapdelaine, Father Ma, or Papa Chapdelaine, was born on 6 January 1814 in La Rochelle-Normande, France. He was the youngest of nine children born to Nicolas Chapdelaine and Madeleine Dodeman. Auguste dropped out of school to work on the family farm, but he felt a strong calling to become a priest from a young age....
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