St. César de Bus
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Patron: Catechists and Christian education
Birth: February 3, 1544
Death: April 15, 1607
Beatified: Pope Paul VI
Canonized: Pope Francis
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Saint César de Bus was born at Cavaillon in the Comtat Venaissin on February 3, 1544. After a period of worldly ambition, he returned to a life of faith, studied for the priesthood, and was ordained in 1582.
He became a zealous preacher and catechist, serving the poor and teaching the Christian faith. In 1592 he founded the Fathers of Christian Doctrine, known as the Doctrinarians, and also established a congregation of women devoted to Christian instruction. Pope Francis canonized him on May 15, 2022.
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