Frédéric Ozanam : la charité qui voulait changer la société
Le catholique qui ne voulait pas seulement secourir les pauvres 🏛️ Résumé en anglais latinisant Frédéric Ozanam was a French Catholic layman, professor and principal founder of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. Confronted with the social misery and industrial transformations of nineteenth-century France, he united intellectual reflection, Christian caritas and a profound concern for social justice. For Ozanam, assistance to the poor could not remain a simple act of private benevolence: it required personal encounter, fraternity and a transformation of social relations. His thought anticipated several principles later developed by modern Catholic social doctrine. Dying at Marseille in 1853, he became one of the major figures of French lay Catholicism and was beatified by Pope John Paul II in Paris in 1997. ✝️ Bienheureux du jour : Frédéric Ozanam Le 9 septembre , l’Église célèbre le bienheureux Frédéric Ozanam , grande figure du catholicisme social français au XIXe siècle. Né à Mi...