"Cure d'Ars" - The Priest from Ars
What did you want to know about St. John Vianney?
Saint John Vianney Theological Seminary was created in 1999.
John Vianney was ordained a priest August 12, 1815.
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.
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.
John Vianney died on August 4, 1859, at Ars, France of natural causes.
John Vianney spent many hours each day in the confessional.
No. He was a priest and was never married.
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
Although it is not common, it is sometimes done. Saint John Mary Vianney is an example.