Peter Chanel

thumb|Peter Chanel Peter Louis Marie Chanel, SM (12 July 1803 – 28 April 1841) (Arpitan: Pierro Chânél), was a Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr. Chanel was a member of the Society of Mary and was sent as a missionary to Oceania. He arrived on the island of Futuna in November 1837. Chanel was clubbed to death in April 1841 at the instigation of a chief upset because his son had converted. Quotes Aimer Marie et la faire aimer. To love Mary and make her love. Quoted in Pope Pius XII, 'Discorso in occasione della canonizzazione dei santi: Pietro Chanel, Gaspare Del Bufalo, Giuseppe Pignatelli, Domenico Savio e Maria Crocifissa Di Rosa, vatican.va, 12 June 1954. Quotes about Pietro-Luigi-Maria Chanel" had the honor of being the first to shed blood for the faith in Oceania. He had just made the sacrifice of his life on the island of Futuna, until then indocile to grace, which immantently raised a rich harvest beyond all prediction. He spent his earthly journey in humility, gentleness, patience, charity, drawing the best of his spiritual energies into ardent and delicate love for the Virgin Mary. Quoted in Pope Pius XII, 'Discorso in occasione della canonizzazione dei santi: Pietro Chanel, Gaspare Del Bufalo, Giuseppe Pignatelli, Domenico Savio e Maria Crocifissa Di Rosa, vatican.va, 12 June 1954. His efforts to adapt to the language, the customs of that people, the apparent sterility of his labors, the misunderstanding and the deaf or open hostility, do not shake his admirable constancy. Strengthened by the vigilant protection of the Mother of God, Peter Chanel reveals to the astonished natives the inexhaustible charity and sweetness of his soul. The example of his pure and mortified life, his incessant prayer, his fervent exhortations, prepare the path for divine grace, after the martyr had rendered his spirit to God, the forces of evil, which had opposed his work, promptly gave way, and the Church was able to count with joy even in that distant region numerous and fervent children. Pope Pius XII, ''In occasione della canonizzazione dei santi: Pietro Chanel, Gaspare Del Bufalo, Giuseppe Pignatelli, Domenico Savio e Maria Crocifissa Di Rosa, 12 June 1954, Rome. External links Chanel, Peter Category:1803 births Category:1841 deaths Category:Roman Catholic priests Category:Catholics from France Category:Missionaries Category:Martyrs Category:Catholic saints