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Eugène de Mazenod

French bishop
Eugène de Mazenod, OMI was a French aristocrat and Catholic bishop. Mazenod founded the congregation of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. When he was eight years old, Mazenod's family fled the French Revolution, leaving their considerable... Wikipedia
Born: August 1, 1782, Aix-en-Provence, France
Died: May 21, 1861 (age 78 years), Marseille, France
Canonized: 3 December 1995 & 3 June 1996, St. Peter's Basilica by Pope John Paul II