Frederic ozanam biography summary

Life

Frédéric Antoine Ozanam (April 23, - September 8, ) founded with fellow students the Conference of Charity, later known as the Saint Vincent de Paul Society. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in

Important dates

• - Birth of Frederic in Milan, April 23, to Jean-Antoine and Marie Ozanam.
• - Move of Ozanam Family to Lyons.
• - Experiences a "crisis of doubt" about his faith.
• - Enters Sorbonne in Paris to study law.
• - Establishes the Conference of Charity with other Sorbonne students.
• - Leads petition to Archbishop for relevant sermons.
• - Conference officially becomes Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
• - Awarded Doctor of Laws degree.
• - Publishes THE ORIGINS OF FRENCH LAW; death of Frederic's father.
• - Awarded Doctorate in Liter

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  Frédéric Ozanam

  French scholar (–)

  Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam (pronounced[ɑ̃twanfʁedeʁikozanam]; 23 April – 8 September ) was a French Catholic literary scholar, lawyer, journalist and equal rights advocate. He founded with fellow students the Conference of Charity, later known as the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.^[1] He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris in His feast day is 9 September.

  Life

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  Frédéric Ozanam was born on Friday, 23 April , to jean and Marie Ozanam.^[2] He was the fifth of 14 children, one of only three to reach adulthood.^[3] His family, which had distant Jewish connections,^[4] had been settled in the distrikt around Lyon, France, for many centuries. An ancestor of Frédéric, Jacques Ozanam (–), was a noted mathematician. Jean Ozanam, Frédéric's father, had served in the armies of the First French Republic, but with the rise to power of Napoleon Bonaparte, and the foun

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Blessed Frédéric Ozanam

Image: Blessed Frédéric Ozanam. Frontispiece from Complete Works of Frederic Ozanam, Lecoffre editions, Paris , ( second edition).

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Saint of the Day for September 7

(April 23, &#; September 8, )

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Blessed Frédéric Ozanam&#;s Story

A man convinced of the inestimable worth of each human being, Frédéric served the poor of Paris well, and drew others into serving the poor of the world. Through the Saint Vincent dem Paul Society, which he founded, his work continues to the present day.

Frédéric was the fifth of Jean and Marie Ozanam’s 14 children, one of only three to reach adulthood. As a teenager he began having doubts about his religion. Reading and prayer did not seem to help, but long walking discussions with Father Noirot of the Lyons College clarified matters a great deal.

Frédéric wanted to study literature, although his father, a doctor, wanted him to become a lawyer. Frédéric yielded to his father’s wishes and in , arrived in Paris to study la