Friday, January 29, 2016

A life dedicated to teaching; canonized by St. Pope JPII

St. Mutien-Marie Wiaux

 
Image of St. Mutien-Marie Wiaux

Facts

Feastday: January 30
Birth: 1841
Death: 1917
Canonized By: Pope John Paul II

Christian Brother praised as a model teacher. He was born the son of a blacksmith in Mellet, Belgium, in 1841. Entering the Christian Brothers, he changed his baptismal name, Louis, to Mutien. In 1859 he was assigned to St. Bertuin's School in Maloone, where he taught for fifty-eight years. Mutien specialized in art and music. He was canonized in 1989 by Pope John Paul II.

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