Also known as:
Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, William Joseph Chaminade
CHAMINADE, GUILLAUME-JOSEPH. - Founder of the Society of Mary (Marianists) and of the institute of the Daughters of Mary, b. at Périgueux on 8 April 1761, d. at Bordeaux on 22 Jan. 1850. Having taken his degree in Paris, he was a teacher at the college-seminary of Mussidan. When the revolution broke out, he went to Bordeaux, where he devoted himself to ministry. In 1797 he had to go into exile, and he took refuge in Spain where, at the shrine of Our Lady of the Pillar, he received the "interior words" that fixed his mission.
Having returned to France at the end of 1800, he founded the Work of Mercy of Bordeaux (1801), the institute of the Daughters of Mary of Agen with the cooperation of Adèle de Trenquelléon (1816), and in 1817 the "Society of Mary of Bordeaux," a true religious society with vows, composed of priests and laymen, having as its chief purpose the education of youth, praised by decree of 1839, confirmed in 1865, and approved in 1891. It presently numbers more than 2200 religious, distributed among more than 160 houses. The cause of beatification was introduced on 8 May 1918.
Except for the Manual of the servant of Mary, C. published nothing; he left numerous letters published in 5 vols. (Nivelles [1930]), manuscripts and notes for conferences to his fellow members, later published in various extracts for the use of the Congregation; in them, adhering to sound traditional doctrine on spirituality, he gives proof of much wisdom and discretion. He recommends the spirit of faith, filial devotion to Our Lady, of whom every Marianist must feel himself "minister and soldier," and untiring zeal, each one having to consider himself as a missionary.
Bibliography7 worksH. J. Simler, G.-J. C. fondateur de la Soc. de Marie... Paris 1901; Anon., L'esprit de notre fondation d'après les écrits de M. C. et les do
BIBL.: H. J. Simler, G.-J. C. fondateur de la Soc. de Marie... Paris 1901; Anon., L'esprit de notre fondation d'après les écrits de M. C. et les documents primitifs de la Société, 3 vols., Nivelles 1910-16; G. Goyau, C., Paris 1914; H. Rouman, Adèle de Trenquelléon, ibid. 1921; Anon., Un insigne apôtre de Marie, G.-J. C., ibid. 1927; E. Neubert, La doctrine mariale de M. C., Juvisy 1937; H. Lebon, s. v. in DSp. II, coll. 454-59.
Giamboni, Antonio. “Chaminade, guillaume-joseph.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, col. 1379. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/chaminade-guillaume-joseph.
MLA
Giamboni, Antonio. “Chaminade, guillaume-joseph.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 1379. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/chaminade-guillaume-joseph.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec3_chaminade_guillaume_joseph,
author = {Giamboni, Antonio},
title = {Chaminade, guillaume-joseph},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {III},
pages = {1379},
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/chaminade-guillaume-joseph}
}
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