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The Blessed William Joseph Chaminade S.M. (French: Guillaume-Joseph Chaminade) was a French Catholic priest who survived persecution during the French Revolution. He later founded the Society of Mary usually called the Marianists in 1817.

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beatified by
Pope John Paul II
beatified date
2000-09-03
birth date
1761-04-08
birth place
Périgueux, Périgord, Kingdom of France
death date
1850-01-22
death place
Bordeaux
title
Priest and religious founder
venerated in
Society of Mary (Marianists), Catholic Church

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