Saint Claude La Colombière (†1682) was a Jesuit priest and the confessor of Margaret Mary Alacoque who is formally venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. He was a missionary and ascetical writer. Colombière left many writings, including his principal works, Pious Reflections, Meditations on the Passion, and Retreat and Spiritual Letters. Colombière was beatified by Pope Pius XI on 16 June 1929, and canonized by Pope John Paul II on 31 May 1992. His relics are preserved in the Jesuit Church around the corner from the convent of the Visitation sisters at Paray-le-Monial. His feast day is the day of his death, 15 February.
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