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Saint John Vianney Theological Seminary was created in 1999.
Saint John Vianney was ordained a priest on August 13, 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 spent many hours each day in the confessional.
John Vianney died on August 4, 1859, at Ars, France of natural causes.
Yes, St. John Vianney was a real person. He was a priest in a small parish in Ars, France, in the 1800s.
"Cure d'Ars" - The Priest from Ars
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.