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French Catholic priest who survived persecution during the French Revolution and founded the Society of Mary in 1817.He became an enemy of the French Revolution when he refused to take an oath affirming the Revolution's secular values and disclaiming the authority of the Roman Catholic Church.He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2000.
BEFORE FAMEHe entered a minor seminary in Mussidan when he was ten years old.
PERSONAL LIFEThree of his brothers were also priests.
FUN FACTSReligious Leader William Joseph Chaminade were born on Wednesday, birthstone is Diamond, the seaon was Spring in the Chinese year of , it is 97 days until William Joseph Chaminade next birthday.
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