Louis de Montfort
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Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, TOSD was a French Catholic priest known for his preaching and his influence on Mariology. He was made a missionary apostolic by Pope Clement XI. Montfort wrote a number of books which went on to become classic Catholic titles and influenced several popes. His most notable works regarding Marian devotions are contained in Secret of the Rosary and True Devotion to Mary.
Louis de Montfort
Montfort's birthplace in Montfort-sur-Meu
19th century depiction of St Sulpice where Montfort had earlier studied for the priesthood
Depiction of Montfort with Marie Louise Trichet, at the foundation of the congregation of the Daughters of Wisdom, 19th century
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