Saint Louis de Montfort
Montfort-la-Cane, France · 1673-1716
The author of "Treatise on True Devotion to the Virgin Mary," the most influential work on Marian devotion.
His life
Louis Marie Grignion was born on January 31, 1673, in Montfort-la-Cane, France. He became a priest and dedicated his life to preaching devotion to the Virgin Mary.
His work
He wrote the "Treatise on True Devotion to the Virgin Mary," a masterpiece of Marian spirituality. In it, he explains the "total consecration" to Jesus through Mary.
His death
He died on April 28, 1716 in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre, at the age of 43. He was canonized in 1947.
"To Mary, through Mary, in Mary, with Mary."