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Portrait of Saint Claude de la Colombière

Claude La Colombière, S.J. is a French Jesuit priest and the confessor of Margaret Mary Alacoque. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

His feast day is the day of his death, 15 February. He was a missionary and ascetical writer. Colombière left a large number of writings, including his principal works, Pious Reflections, Meditations on the Passion, and Retreat and Spiritual Letters. (Full article...)
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Patronage: Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

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