Dardilly

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For more information, or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org Recording by Ed Humpel The Life of Blessed Jean-Baptiste Marie Vianney, Cure of Ars By Anonymous Chapter 1 Childhood and Youth of the Saintly Cure Jean-Baptiste Marie Vianney, afterwards to become famous as the Cure of Ars, was born May 8, 1786, at Dardilly, in the south of France, not far from the city of Lyon, and was the fourth child of humble country folks.

His father, Matthew Vianney, and his mother, Marie Belleuse, possessed some land adjoining their simple dwelling.

Despite the fact that they were not rich, they practiced the greatest hospitality toward the poor and needy.

Such a result seemed to be all the more impossible of accomplishment inasmuch as his father declared point-blank that he had no money to spare for his son's education.

In 1805, however, a ray of light appeared.

The churches were reopened following the conclusion of the Concordat, and the Reverend Father Bailey, one of the zealous missionaries of the period, was appointed pastor of Écully, a village adjacent to Dardilly.

One of his early works was the establishment of a seminary for the education of youth for the priesthood.

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Chapter One: Childhood and Youth of the Saintly Curé.

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, afterwards to become famous as the Curé of Ars, was born May 8th, 1786, at Dardilly in the South of France, not far from the city of Lyon, and was the fourth child of humble country folks.

His father, Matthew Vianney, and his mother, Marie Beluse, possessed some land adjoining their simple dwelling.

Despite the fact that they were not rich, they practiced the greatest hospitality toward the poor and needy.

Such a result seemed to be all the more impossible of accomplishment inasmuch as his father declared point-blank that he had no money to spare for his son's education.

In 1805, however, a ray of light appeared.

The churches were reopened following the conclusion of the Concordat, and the Reverend Father Bailey, one of the zealous missionaries of the period, was appointed pastor of Écully, a village adjacent to Dardilly.

One of his early works was the establishment of a seminary for the education of youth for the priesthood.