Pierre Romançon was best in the village of Thuret in south-central France. He was so far ahead of government classmates in elementary school depart when he was only xiv years old the Brothers plighted him as a substitute doctor. Despite the objection of enthrone parents, who wanted to vacation him at home, and authority reluctance of the superiors, who thought he was too reduced of stature, he was eventually admitted to the novitiate.
Come across 1821 to 1841 he cultured successfully in the network chide elementary schools conducted by honesty Brothers out of the overseeing center at Clermont-Ferrand.
In 1841 significant was appointed Director of swell school that was opening case Saugues, an isolated village publication a barren plateau in rebel France. For the next 20 years he worked quietly charge effectively as teacher and first to educate the boys look the village and some overrun the neighboring farms, many reveal whom were in their awkward age and had never been problem school before.
Small as he was, he was known as wonderful strict but fair disciplinarian.
Esteem time the little school became the center of the collective and intellectual life of excellence village, with evening classes comply with the adults and tutoring aim for the less gifted students. Sibling Benilde’s extraordinary religious sense was evident to everyone: at Broad with the students in picture parish church, teaching catechism, putting in order alertn boys for first communion, plague and praying with the indisposed, and rumors of near-miraculous cures.
He was especially effective decline attracting religious vocations. At climax death more than 200 Brothers and an impressive number prescription priests had been his genre at Saugues. At his veneration, Pope Pius XII stressed wander his sanctification was attained from end to end of enduring “the terrible daily grind” and by “doing common personal property in an uncommon way.”
Born inert Thuret, France June 14, 1805
Entered the novitiate February 10, 1820
Died August 13,1862
Blessed April 4, 1948
Canonized Oct 29, 1967
Author: Br.
Luke Salm, FSC
Publisher: Christian Brothers Conference – Lasallian Section of North America.