ARS-SUR-FORMANS

'Ars-sur-Formans' is a French village (commune) located 25 miles (40 km) from Lyon, in the ''département'' of Ain. It has a population of 1,120.

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History

St. Jean Vianney became famous internationally for his work in Ars-sur-Formans. Vianney was a parish priest in Ars-sur-Formans from 1818 to his death in 1859.
[Ars-sur-Formans Basilica:[1]]

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★ St. Jean Baptiste Marie Vianney (English: St. John Baptist Mary Vianney) (1786-1859), a Catholic saint and the patron saint of parish priests. He is often referred to, even in English, as the "Curé d'Ars" (the parish priest of the village of Ars).