John Vianney was a simple parish priest assigned im 1818 to the parish of Ars-sur-Formans, France, a tiny village near Lyons, which suffered from very lax attendance. He began visiting his parishioners, especially the sick and poor and spent days in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and doing penance for his parishioners. He lead his people by example. John Vianney had the gifts of discernment of spirits, prophecy, hidden knowledge, and of working miracles. He was constantly tormented by evil spirits, especially when he tried to get his 2-3 hours of sleep each night. He was a womderful homilist and crowds came to hear him preach, and to make their reconciliation because of his reputation.
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Saint John Vianney was ordained a priest on August 13, 1815.
Saint John Vianney Theological Seminary was created in 1999.
Saint John Vianney, the patron saint of priests, heard lots and lots of confessions. Confession is the Catholic sacrament by which the confessing person's sins are forgiven him by God. So Saint John Vianney helped people be forgiven by hearing their confessions.
Yes, St. John Vianney was a real person. He was a priest in a small parish in Ars, France, in the 1800s.
St. John Vianney is the patron saint of:confessorsPersonal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary VianneypriestsDubuque, Iowa, archdiocese ofKamloops, British Columbia, diocese ofKansas City, Kansas, archdiocese ofSaint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, archdiocese of
No. He was a priest and was never married.
St. John Vianney was born on May 8, 1786, at Dardilly, Lyons, France.
John Vianney died on August 4, 1859, at Ars, France of natural causes.
"Cure d'Ars" - The Priest from Ars
John Vianney died on August 4, 1859, at Ars, France of natural causes.
John Vianney spent many hours each day in the confessional.