dates

Fr. Dehon was a man of great activity. He took on many initiatives during his long life. He was a man of action with a deep spirituality. See below the most significant dates of his life.

INFANCY

• March 14, 1843 – Birth
• March 24, 1843 – Baptism
• June 04, 1854 – First Communion
• June 01, 1857 – Confirmation
• Christmas, 1856 – Vocation

STUDIES

• August 16, 1860 - Bachelor in Sciences
• April 02, 1864 – Doctor in Civil Law
• June 27, 1866 – Doctor in Philosophy
• June 13, 1871 – Doctor in Theology
• July 24, 1871 – Doctor in Canon Law

SEMINARY IN ROME

• October 25, 1865 – Admission
• December, 1868 – Priestly Ordination
• 1868 Stenograph during the First Council Vatican

PARISH OF ST. QUINTIN – FRANCE

• November 16, 1871 – Coadjutor of St. Quentin (Basilica)
• June 02, 1872 – Chaplain for the Servants of the Heart of Jesus
• June 23, 1872 – Patronage of St. Joseph
• October 23, 1873 – Catholic work circle
• December, 1874 – Foundation of the paper Le Conservateur del’Aisne
• October 24, 1876 – Honorary Canon
• August 15, 1877 – St. John’s College

PRIEST OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

• July 13th 1877 - Juridical foundation of the Oblates of the Heart of Jesus, with the letter of the Bishop of Soissons
• July 31st 1877 – He starts his Novitiate
• July 31st 1877 – First Constitutions
• June 28th 1878 – Official foundation of the Institute with his First Profession
• 1886 Publication of the First Thesaurus (Prayer Book)
• 1889 First phase of the magazine “The Reign of the Heart of Jesus”
• 1900 Suspends his commitment in the social work field
• 1910 Eucharistic Congress of Montreal
• March 14th 1912 – Publication of his Souvenirs
• 1914 – 1917 - First World War – Away from St. Quentin
• December, 1914 – He wrote his Spiritual Testament
• 1919 Last edition of Spiritual Directory
• 12 August, 1925 – Died a holy death in Brussels