The Cure D'Ars: St Jean Marie Baptiste Vianney

Jean-Marie-Baptiste Vianney was born on the eve of the French Revolution and grew up in an age of failing faith and social upheaval. Already a late vocation with little formal schooling or academic aptitude, he was ordained in 1815 and appointed parish priest of the village of Ars, near Lyon. He was by no means dull, and his lack of intellectual prowess was more than compensated for by his steadfast faith, unwavering pursuit of holiness and heroic commitment to the duties and demands of his priestly office. Only seventy years after his death he was named the "Patron Saint of Parish Priests". In this definitive biography of St Jean-Marie-Baptiste Vianney, Abbe Trochu has compiled the many extraordinary facts surrounding the life and vocation of the Cure of Ars. Shying away from popular legend and basing his book largely on the records and documents used by the Church in the official Process of Beatification and Canonisation, Trochu presents an inspiring journey into the life of the Cure that is at once marvelous and authentic.