The Society of Mary, better known as the Marists, is a Catholic religious congregation of pontifical right. Founded in Cerdon, France, by Jean-Claude Colin, the Society of Mary was recognized by an ap
Venerable Jean-Claude Colin, founder of the Society of Mary
Saint Peter Chanel, patron saint of Oceania.
Saint Marcellin Champagnat founder of the Marist Brothers.
Peter Louis Marie Chanel, SM, was a Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr. Chanel was a member of the Society of Mary and was sent as a missionary to Oceania. He arrived on the island of Futuna in N
Society of Mary (Marists)
…Marcellin Champagnat, canonized, founder Marist Brothers Peter Chanel, canonized, patron saint of Oceania Jeanne-Marie Chavoin, founder of the Marist Sisters…
Statue of St Peter Chanel at the Lourdes Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Pierre Chanel (Petelō Saineha), window of the Catholic Church of Lapaha, Tonga