Saint Louis de Montfort
Montfort-la-Cane, France · 1673-1716
The author of the "Treaty of true devotion to the Virgin Mary," the most influential work on Marian devotion.
His life
Luis María Grignion was born on January 31, 1673 in Montfort-la-Cane, France. He became a priest and devoted his life to preaching devotion to the Virgin Mary.
His work
Escribio el «Tratado de la verdadera devoción a la Virgen María», una obra maestra de la espiritualidad mariana. En el, explica la «consagracion total» a Jesús por María.
His death
He died on April 28, 1716 in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre, at age 43. It was canonized in 1947.
«A María, por María, en María, con María.»