John Vianney
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John Vianney was a French Catholic priest often referred to as the Curé d'Ars. He is known for his priestly and pastoral work in his parish in Ars, France, resulting in the radical spiritual transformation of the community and its surroundings.
John Vianney
A statue of Saint John Vianney was installed in the newly renovated sanctuary at St. Catherine of Siena Parish Church, Trumbull, Connecticut, on 24 March 2019.
The body of Saint John Mary Vianney, entombed above the main altar in the Basilica at Ars, France. The face is covered with a wax mask.
Statue of Jean-Marie Vianney in the church of a small village in France
Catholic Church in France
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The French Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in France is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in communion with the Pope in Rome. Established in the 2nd century in unbroken communion with the bishop of Rome, it was sometimes called the "eldest daughter of the church".
Cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris
Baptism of Clovis
Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont, given a late Gothic setting in this illumination from the Livre des Passages d'Outre-mer, of c. 1490 (Bibliothèque nationale)
The papal palace in Avignon, where the popes resided from 1309 to 1376