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Basil Moreau

(1799–1873) Catholic Priest

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Basil Moreau was a Catholic priest.

Quick Facts About Basil Moreau

Born: February 11, 1799
Died: January 20, 1873
Profession: Catholic Priest

About Basil Moreau

[Wikidata] Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross (1799–1873)... | [Wikipedia] Basile-Antoine Marie Moreau, C.S.C. was the French priest who founded the Congregation of Holy Cross from which two additional congregations were founded, namely the Marianites of Holy Cross and the Sisters of the Holy Cross. Moreau was beatified on September 15, 2007 in Le Mans, France.

Quotes by Basil Moreau

We shall always place education side by side with instruction; the mind will not be cultivated at the expense of the heart.…

Citizens

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Our zeal is always guided by charity. Everything is done with strength and gentleness.

Charity

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Since God alone provides the means for the successful accomplishment of any task, it seems evident that a person needs to be…

Able

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With eyes of faith consider the greatness of your mission and the wonderful amount of good which you can accomplish.

Accomplish

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How we educate the mind will change with the times; how we cultivate the heart is and will remain timeless.

Educate

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Zeal is the great desire to make God known, loved, and served, and thus to bring knowledge of salvation to others. Activity…

Activity

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Education is the art of helping young people to completeness; for the Christian, this means education is helping a young person to…

Art

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It is God's hand which has guided everything, and it is God whom we must thank above all.

God

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For those who live by faith, the cross is a treasure more valuable than gold and precious stones.

Crosses

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