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Detail of An Antique French Holy Card of Saint SiméonFrançois Berneux Date And Artist UnknownSaint Siméonfrançois Berneux
Saint
Feast Day
March 7
Born
May 14, 1814
Canonized
6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
6 October 1968 by Pope Paul VI
Biography
Saint Siméonfrançois Berneux, also known as Saint Siméon, was born on 14 May 1814, in Château-du-Loir, Sarthe, France. He was born into a humble family, and from a young age, he felt a calling to the priesthood. At the age of ten, Siméon entered the seminary in Mans, France, and in 1831, he began his studies there. However, due to health issues, Siméon had to temporarily leave the seminary for two years....
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