St. John Vianney, Cure of Ars (1786-1859) holy medal
St. John Vianney, Cure of Ars (1786-1859) holy medal
St. John Vianney, Cure of Ars (1786-1859) holy medal
St. John Vianney, Cure of Ars (1786-1859) holy medal
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St. John Vianney, Cure of Ars (1786-1859) holy medal

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St. John Vianney, Cure of Ars (1786-1859) holy medal - French Catholic saint

- Memorial is August 4th

- patron of confessors, parish priests.

Born to a farm family. In his youth John taught other children their prayers and catechism. Ordained in 1815, though it took several years of study – he had little education, was not a very good student, and his Latin was terrible. Assigned as a parochial vicar to Ecully, France. In 1818 he was assigned to the parish of Ars-sur-Formans, France, 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 before the Blessed Sacrament, did penance for his parishioners, and leading his people by example. Had the gifts of discernment of spirits, prophecy, hidden knowledge, and of 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. Info from here

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All medals and crucifixes are silver oxide (unless noted otherwise), which is a silver plated zinc alloy. They are quality Italian made, and the medals are approx. 1 inch tall and 5/8 inch wide. Crucifix sizes vary per listing.

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