St. Peter Chanel Biography
St. Peter Chanel Profile. Born: 12 July 1803 in France, Europe. Worked in France. Died: 28 April 1841 in France. Feast Day is celebrated on April 28.
St. Peter Chanel Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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| Date of Birth | 12 July 1803 |
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| Country of Birth | France in Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Priests |
| Profession | Christian missionary, Priest |
| Place of Work | France |
| Date of Death | 28 April 1841 |
| Place of Death | France |
| Feast Day | April 28 |
| Beatification | Beatified by Pope Leo XIII on 17 November 1889 |
| Canonization | Canonized by Pope Pius XII on 12 June 1954 |
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Saint’s Biography
Saint Peter Chanel was born on July 12, 1803 in a peasant family in France. He was the fifth of eight children and worked as a shepherd for his father’s sheep from the age of seven. Because of his unusual intelligence and piety, Peter was discovered by his parish priest who was given parental permission to teach the boy at the little Latin school. Peter joined the Meximieux seminar. peter was assigned to Crozet, a parish in decline; he turned it around, in part because of his ministry to the sick, and brought a spiritual revival.