Francis Libermann

Organization founder

1802 – 1852

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Who was Francis Libermann?

Francis Mary Paul Libermann was a 19th-century Jewish convert to Catholicism who was a member of the Spiritan order. He is best known for founding the Congregation of the Sacred Heart, which later merged with the Congregation of the Holy Ghost. He is often referred to as "The Second Founder of the Holy Ghost Fathers". He was declared venerable in the Roman Catholic Church on June 1, 1876, by Pope Pius IX.

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Born
Apr 14, 1802
Saverne
Religion
  • Catholicism
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • France
Died
Feb 2, 1852
Paris

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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