Frederic Ozanam
Select one religious person and discuss how his/her life has made a significant contribution to the lives of others.
Frederic Ozanam (1813-1853)
Introduction:
Antoine Frederic Ozanam had a significant impact on the lives of millions as well as in the expansion of Catholicism during the early 19th century through to the present. Frederic tremendous hard work and efforts led him to great success in starting the Saint Vincent De Paul organisation, with many
Catholics calling him as ‘Blessed Frederic’. During his short life time he achieved great success and advocated numerous petitions as well as gave multiple lectures around Europe publicizing the needs to aid the less advantaged and to live by the gospel, truly making a significant contribution to the lives of many.
History:
Frederic Ozanam was born in Milan, France to Jean and Marie Ozanam, French Catholics a middle class family, on the 23rd April 1813, being the fifth child and the 3rd child out of fourteen to survive through their teenage years. The family had then moved to Lyon where Fredric meet Abbe Noirot, who was his teacher and spiritual leader preserving his faith with his aid and sparked the first of his questions on the purpose of Christian life. Arriving back to Paris in 1831 and being surrounded with helpless people living in poverty, did Ozanam take the step that changed millions of lives and bloomed the Christian faith within them. He died in 1853, beatified and declared Blessed by Pope
John Paul II on August 22, 1997, at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.
Saint Vincent De Paul Organization:
Ozanams’ believe in his faith and assisting people, led to his vocation of finding the, Saint Vincent De
Paul Society. Ozanam believed that faith without Charity had no meaning. His aim was to help restore Catholicism to France where materialism and rationalism prevailed, with the help of his group of friends who shared his faith and believes, in 1831 went to see the Archbishop of
Frederic Ozanam (1813-1853)
Introduction:
Antoine Frederic Ozanam had a significant impact on the lives of millions as well as in the expansion of Catholicism during the early 19th century through to the present. Frederic tremendous hard work and efforts led him to great success in starting the Saint Vincent De Paul organisation, with many
Catholics calling him as ‘Blessed Frederic’. During his short life time he achieved great success and advocated numerous petitions as well as gave multiple lectures around Europe publicizing the needs to aid the less advantaged and to live by the gospel, truly making a significant contribution to the lives of many.
History:
Frederic Ozanam was born in Milan, France to Jean and Marie Ozanam, French Catholics a middle class family, on the 23rd April 1813, being the fifth child and the 3rd child out of fourteen to survive through their teenage years. The family had then moved to Lyon where Fredric meet Abbe Noirot, who was his teacher and spiritual leader preserving his faith with his aid and sparked the first of his questions on the purpose of Christian life. Arriving back to Paris in 1831 and being surrounded with helpless people living in poverty, did Ozanam take the step that changed millions of lives and bloomed the Christian faith within them. He died in 1853, beatified and declared Blessed by Pope
John Paul II on August 22, 1997, at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.
Saint Vincent De Paul Organization:
Ozanams’ believe in his faith and assisting people, led to his vocation of finding the, Saint Vincent De
Paul Society. Ozanam believed that faith without Charity had no meaning. His aim was to help restore Catholicism to France where materialism and rationalism prevailed, with the help of his group of friends who shared his faith and believes, in 1831 went to see the Archbishop of