Quick Highlights on the Life of
Saint Peter Julian Eymard

 

Biographical Information

 

 

 Date of Birth:  February 4, 1811
 Date of Death:  August 1, 1868
 Place of Birth:  La Mure, France
 Diocese:  Grenoble
 Ordination:  July 20, 1834
 Height:  5 feet 10 inches
 Weight:  150 lbs.
 Color of Eyes:  Light brown/hazel
 Color of Hair:  Brown to "salt & pepper" gray
Cause of Death: Exhaustion/Stroke
 Canonization:  December 9, 1962 by Blessed John XXIII

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Curriculum Vitae

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Six Volumes of Personal Letter in English

Nine Volumes of Reflections on Eucharist, Mary, St. Joseph and his retreat in Rome [Eymard Library]

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The Life and Letters of Saint Peter Julian Eymard, 6 volumes, translated by Sr. Catherine Marie Caron, SSS.

French Translation of Fr. Donald Cave's Eymard - 1845-1851

Stations of Saint Peter Julian Eymard in Albuquerque, NM

10 Points of Saint Eymard's Spirituality - by the Very Rev. Norman Pelletier, SSS, Provincial Superior