Frédéric Ozanam


Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam
Born23 April 1813
Milan, Kingdom of Italy
Died8 September 1853(1853-09-08) (aged 40)
Marseille, France
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified22 August 1997, Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris by Pope John Paul II
Feast9 September

Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam (pronounced [ɑ̃twan fʁedeʁik ozanam]; 23 April 1813 – 8 September 1853) 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. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris in 1997. His feast day is 9 September.