A Look Back on April 18, 1999: Canonization of Marcellin Champagnat

At a ceremony and Mass in St. Peter’s Square on April 18, 1999, Pope John Paul II declared that Marcellin is a Saint of the Universal Church.

Articles and documents

• Litterae decretales quibus beato Marcellino Iosepho Benedicto Champagnat sanctorum honores decernuntur
  Ioannes Paulus PP. II
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• Homily of John Paul II
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• Four questions on the Canonization
• Interview with Br. Gabriele Andreucci, Postulator General
• Logo and Motto for the Canonization
• The Miracle for the Canonization
• Chronology of the cause of Marcellin Champagnat
• Convocation of the Consistory