Saint louis marie de montfort biography books

French saint and priest

Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, TOSD (French pronunciation:[lwimaʁiɡʁiɲɔ̃dəmɔ̃fɔʁ]; 31 January 1673 – 28 April 1716) 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.

Pope Pius XII canonised him on 20 July 1947.

Writings of St Louis Marie de Montfort - Online

A "founders statue" created by Giacomo Parisini is located in an upper niche of the south nave of St. Peter's Basilica.

Early years

Montfort was born in 1673 in Montfort-sur-Meu, the eldest surviving child of eighteen born to Jean-Baptiste and Jeanne Robert Grignion. His father was a notary. Louis-Marie passed most of his infancy and early childhood in Iffendic, a few kilometers from Montfort, w Writings of St Louis Marie de Montfort - Online POS