Francis Xavier Seelos
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Francis Xavier Seelos, CSsR (January 11, 1819 – October 4, 1867) was a German Redemptorist who worked as a missionary in the United States frontier. Towards the end of his life, he went to New Orleans to minister to victims of yellow fever. He then died after contracting the disease.
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Francis Xavier Seelos | |
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Religious, priest and missionary | |
Born | (1819-01-11)January 11, 1819 Füssen, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Confederation |
Died | October 4, 1867(1867-10-04) (aged 48) New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church (United States & Redemptorists) |
Beatified | April 9, 2000, Vatican City, by Pope John Paul II |
Major shrine | National Shrine of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, St. Mary's Assumption Church, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
Feast | October 5 |
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