Marcellin Champagnat's mother is Marie Therese Chirat Champagnat. And his father is Jean-Baptiste Champagnat. They were a reasonably poor family and lived a normal life in an old community.
Marcellin Champagnat, a French Marist Priest, was born on the 20th of May 1789. His parents raised him and he grew up in the small community at France.
I am Jean-Marie Granjon and this is Jean Baptise-Audras. Marcellin encouraged us to be the first two of the many Marist Brothers to come soon.
Marcellin's enthusiam for spreading the gospel motivated so many of the Marist brothers that he became famous.
We have been taught by Marcellin Champagnat. He has helped us learn about the gospel and how Catholic's work. we are all enrolled in the Marist Brothers community.
After a long-term illness, Marcellin Champagnat died of cancer on 6 June 1840. His feast day is celebrated for all Marist Brothers and recognized by most Catholics as a special day to eat (particularly bread) and celebrate the life of this very, very holy man.
Marcellin Champagnat20 May 1789-6 June 1840
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