Jean-Claude Courveille

Roman Catholic priest Date Of Birth : 1787-05-15T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1866-09-15T00:00:00Z

Jean-Claude Courveille, born in Usson-en-Forez on May 15, 1787, and died on September 25, 1866, in Solesmes, was a French Catholic priest.
He is known for his involvement in the “Group of Saint-Irénée” along with the seminarian Étienne Déclas. For his attempts to make himself know as the founder of the Society of Mary (Marists), established by Jean-Claude Colin. For his attempts to make himself know as the founder of the Marist Brothers, established by Saint Marcellin Champagnat. For a miracle and revelations that he said he received from the Virgin Mary (never recognized by the Catholic Church) and for the sexual assaults on a minor that he committed (recognized by the Catholic Church).

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