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All that we do without offering it to God is wasted.

John Vianney

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John Vianney
Age: 73 †
Born: 1786
Born: May 8
Died: 1859
Died: August 4
Catholic Priest
Franciscan Tertiary
Parish Priest
Curé of Ars
Jean-Marie-Baptiste Vianney
John Vianney
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