Louis-Marie Baudouin
| Venerable Louis-Marie Baudouin | |
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Venerable Louis-Marie Baudouin.
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| Born | 2 August 1765 Montaigu, Vendée, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 12 February 1835 (aged 69) Chavagnes-en-Paillers, Kingdom of France |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
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The Venerable Louis-Marie Baudouin (2 August 1765 - 12 February 1835) was a French Roman Catholic priest who was the founder of the Sons of Mary Immaculate and also the Ursulines of Jesus.
Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed him to be Venerable on 20 December 2012 after the recognition of his heroic virtue.
Louis-Marie Baudouin was born on 2 August 1765 as the last of eight children.
He commenced his studies for the priesthood and was educated at the Seminary of Luçon in the Vendée. He was ordained as a Catholic priest at Saint-Malo on 19 September 1789.
In 1790 Baudouin refused to swear to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy of the new French government during the French Revolution. As a result of this opposition he went into exile to Spain on 9 September 1792 along with 234 other priests. He spent four years in Toledo. On 17 August 1797, Baudouin returned to France with his brother Pierre, and lived illegally for two years at Les Sables-d'Olonne.
In 1799 Napoleon Bonaparte allowed free exercise of worship following the end of the wars of the Vendée. He was appointed to the parish of la Jonchère on 31 July 1801 at Chavagnes-en-Paillers. In 1803 a seminary was established in Chavagnes - now a part of Chavagnes International College.
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