San Giovanni Eudes

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San Giovanni Eudes

Data della festa: Ago 19

St. John Eudes was a French missionary and the founder of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity, and was also the author of the liturgical worship of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. 

St. John was born at Ri, France on November 14th, 1601.  At the age of fourteen he took a vow of chastity and since the time he was a child he tried to live in imitation of the Lord Jesus. When he was ordained a priest in 1625, at the age of 24, he was immmediately thrust into the service of victims of the plague, whom he cared for at great risk to his own life. He also began preaching missions and was known as the greatest preacher of his age, preaching missions all over France, especially throughout Normandy.

In 1641 he founded the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Refuge, to provide a refuge for prostitutes.  In 1643 he founded the Society of Jesus and Mary for the education of priests and for missionary work.

È stato inoltre determinante nell'incoraggiare la devozione al Sacro Cuore di Gesù e al Sacro Cuore di Maria, scrivendo il primo libro in assoluto sulla devozione ai Sacri Cuori, "Le Coeur Admirable de la Trà ̈s Sainte Mà ̈re de Dieu". Morì a Caen il 19 agosto 1680.

His virtues were declared heroic by Leo XIII, on January 6th, 1903. The miracles proposed for his beatification were approved by Pius X, May 3, 1908, and he was beatified April 25th, 1909.  He was canonized in 1925.

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