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Pierre-Joseph Cassant

Beatified French Trappist monk (1878–1903)

BlessedFranceOrder of Cistercians of the Strict Observance

Feast: 17 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
1878
Died
1903
Beatified
not on record
Canonised
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Who they were

Pierre-Joseph Cassant, OCSO (6 March 1878 – 17 June 1903) was a French Catholic priest and professed member of the Trappists. During his novitiate he received the religious name of Marie-Joseph and was known for his strong determination to his studies to fulfil his lifelong wish of being ordained to the priesthood.

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The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources

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