Saint Pierre Philibert Maubant
Also known as: Peter Maubant
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
September 21
Born
September 20, 1803
Died
September 1, 21
Canonized
6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II in Seoul, South Korea
Beatified
5 July 1925 by Pope Pius XI
Biography
Saint Pierre Philibert Maubant, also known as Peter Maubant, was born on 20 September 1803 in Vassy, Calvados, France. He was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Bayeux in 1829 and soon after joined the Foreign Missionary Society of Paris. In 1836, Saint Pierre Maubant embarked on a missionary journey to Korea, arriving on 12 January....