Inside view of St. Anthony Catholic Church, built in 1955 and located at 1901 S. San Gabriel Blvd in the city of San Gabriel. Photo shows a long stained glass window depicting a large image of St. Vianney. St. Jean Baptiste Marie Vianney was a French parish priest who became a Catholic saint and the patron saint of parish priests. He is often referred to, even in English, as the "Cure d'Ars" (or parish priest of the village of Ars). In 1812 he was sent to the seminary at Verrieres; on August 13, 1815 he was ordained priest; in 1818 M. Vianney was made parish priest of Ars, a village not very far from Lyons; on October 3, 1874, he was proclaimed Venerably by Pius IX; on April 8, 1905 he was Beatified by Pope St. Pius X; and in 1926, Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney was canonized by Pope Pius XI. Photo dated: December 23, 2006.
Vianney, Jean-Baptiste-Marie,--Saint,--1786-1859--Portraits St. Anthony Catholic Church (San Gabriel, Calif.) Church decoration and ornament--California--San Gabriel Glass painting and staining--California--San Gabriel Catholic churches--California--San Gabriel Church buildings--California--San Gabriel San Gabriel (Calif.) Los Angeles Photographers Collection photographs Jeff Allen Houses of Worship Collection photographs
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