St. John Vianney Sterling Round Medal

St. John Vianney Sterling Round Medal 3/4in. Diameter
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H x W:	0 3/4" (1.90 cm) x 0 3/4" (1.90 cm)

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This round sterling silver St. John Vianney medal is 3/4in. in diameter. St. John Vianney, known as the Cure d'Ars, was a parish priest for 40 years. He was a gifted confessor and through his preaching and administering of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, brought thousands of people to the Faith. The medal comes with an 18in. stainless steel chain in a deluxe gift box.

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St. John Vianney

Feast Day:
Roman Rite Calendar - 08/04
Tridentine Calendar - 08/04

Patron Of: Confessors, Parish Priests, Priests, Secular Priests

Also known as
    Cure of Ars; Jean Baptiste Marie Vianney; Jean Marie Baptiste Vianney; Jean-Baptiste Vianney; John Baptist Vianney; John Vianney

Profile
    Farm hand who in his youth taught other children their prayers and catechism. Ordained in 1815, though it took several years study as he had little education, was not a very good student, and his Latin was terrible. Assigned for a while to Ecully. In 1818 he was assigned to the parish of Ars, a tiny village near Lyons, which suffered from very lax attendance; he began visiting his parishioners, especially the sick and poor. Spent days in prayer, doing penance for his parishioners. Gifted with discernment of spirits, prophecy, hidden knowledge, and working miracles. Tormented by evil spirits, especially when he tried to get his 2-3 hours of sleep each night. Crowds came to hear him preach, and to make their reconciliation because of his reputation with penitents; by 1855 there were 20,000 pilgrims a year to Ars. Spent 40 years as the parish priest.

Born
    8 May 1786 at Dardilly, Lyons, France

Died
    4 August 1859 at Ars, France of natural causes

Name Meaning
    God is gracious; gift of God

Venerated
    26 July 1896

Beatified
    8 January 1905

Canonized
    31 May 1925

All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.

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