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John Eudes, CIM (French: Jean Eudes; 14 November 1601 – 19 August 1680) was a French Roman Catholic priest and the founder of both the Order of Our Lady of Charity in 1641 and Congregation of Jesus and Mary, also known as The Eudists, in 1643.
Aug 19, 2011 · St. John Eudes. Catholic Online. Saints & Angels. Facts. Feastday: August 19. Patron: of Eudists, Order of Our Lady of Charity, Diocese of Baie-Comeau, & Missionaries. Birth: 1601. Death: 1680. Beatified: April 25 1909, Saint Peter's Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Pius X.
Saint John Eudes (born Nov. 14, 1601, Ri, near Argentan, Fr.—died Aug. 19, 1680, Caen; canonized 1925; feast day August 19) was the founder of the Congregation of Jesus and Mary (Eudist Fathers), an order dedicated to the training of candidates for the priesthood and to the preaching of missions.
In 1643 St. John Eudes founded a new religious order - the Congregation of Jesus and Mary - principally dedicated to priestly formation and missionary work. Later in his life, he became noted for his devotion to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, and for his strong opposition to the Jansenist heresy that was plaguing the French Church in his day.
Aug 19, 2022 · John Eudes is probably best known for the central theme of his writings: Jesus as the source of holiness; Mary as the model of the Christian life. His devotion to the Sacred Heart and to the Immaculate Heart led Pope Pius XI to declare him the father of the liturgical cult of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Reflection.
St. John Eudes. French missionary and founder of the Eudists and of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity; author of the liturgical worship of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary; b. at Ri, France, 14 Nov., 1601; d. at Caen, 19 Aug., 1680.
6 days ago · 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...
