Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Thursday Saint of the Day

St. Mutien-Marie Wiaux

Image of St. Mutien-Marie Wiaux



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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