Venerable Francis Mary Paul Libermann
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- Also known as
- Jacob Libermann
- Profile
- Son of a Jewish rabbi.
Convert to Catholicism, baptized at Paris, France on 24 December 1826
Studied at Saint Sulpice seminary beginning in 1827.
An epileptic, his attacks interfered with his studies, extending his time in seminary.
Ordained on 18 September 1841.
His association with creole seminarians led to a call to work with sub-Saharan Africans.
To pursue this he founded the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary near Amiens, France on 27 September 1841.
They had immediate and continued success, and in 1848 they were merged with the similar Congregation of the Holy Ghost with Father Libermann as superior general.
- Born
- 14 April 1804 at Saverne, Alsace as Jacob Libermann
- Died
- 2 February 1852 at Paris, France
- Venerated
- 1 June 1876 by Pope Pius IX
- Beatified
- pending;
if you have information relevant to the beatification of Venerable Francis, contact:
Centre Missionaire CSsP
30 rue Llomond
75005 Paris, FRANCE
- Additional Information
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Association of Hebrew Catholics, by Father Francis Xavier Malinowski
Catholic Encyclopedia
Human Heart, Soul and Mind, by Venerable Francis Mary Paul Libermann
Salvation is from the Jews, by Roy H Schoeman
Spiritans
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