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Young people urged to follow Blessed Frédéric Ozanam’s example
St. John Paul II beatified Frédéric Ozanam at World Youth Day in Paris in 1997 and urged young people to follow his example of seeking truth and serving others with charity.
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About Frédéric Ozanam
Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam was a French Catholic literary scholar, lawyer, journalist and equal rights advocate. He founded with fellow students the Conference of Charity, later known as the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris in 1997. His feast day is 9 September.
Everything about Frédéric Ozanam →- Occupation
- literary critic, historian, university teacher, essayist
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- April 23, 1813
- Died
- September 8, 1853