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Ars

Sanctuary of St. John Vianney

The Curé of Ars, patron of parish priests, whose confessional was a national event. A tiny village, a painted basilica, the heart of a man who slept almost not at all because sinners kept coming. You go to remember what a priest is for.

Ars-sur-FormansFeast 4 August

The pilgrimage

Why this road exists

To pray at his tomb and before his incorrupt heart.

Go to confession in the place that taught Europe what a confessional can do

To go to confession in the place that taught Europe what a confessional can do.

Because vocations are asked for here, and sometimes given

Because vocations are asked for here, and sometimes given.

The signs of this place

The apparition, the Gospel sign, the body, the image — whatever this place is known for, told as a file of its own.

St. John Vianney — Ars-sur-Formans
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St. John Vianney

Ars-sur-FormansDied 1859

A poorly educated parish priest who turned a forgotten village into the confessional of France. Nights of diabolic harassment, a multiplying of food, knowledge of consciences, and a body still shown at Ars.

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