Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. III, 1949 Saints & hagiography Venerables

Cestac, Louis-Édouard, Venerable

CESTAC, LOUIS-EDOUARD, VENERABILE

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CESTAC, Louis-Édouard, Venerable. - Priest, b. at Bayonne on 6 Jan. 1801, d. there on 27 March 1868. He dedicated his whole life to the care of orphans and to the rehabilitation of wayward young women, wonderfully aided by his sister Elisa. He founded two religious congregations: the Bernardines and the Servants of Mary. His cause for beatification was introduced on 8 Apr. 1908.

Bibliography
BIBL.: P. Bordarrampé, Le vén. L.-E. C. Sa vie, son œuvre, Paris 1925.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III (1949), col. 1362.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Cestac, louis-edouard, venerabile.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, col. 1362. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/cestac-louis-edouard-venerabile.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Cestac, louis-edouard, venerabile.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 1362. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/cestac-louis-edouard-venerabile.

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  author    = {Mattei, Silverio},
  title     = {Cestac, louis-edouard, venerabile},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {III},
  pages     = {1362},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/cestac-louis-edouard-venerabile}
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