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The Curé d'Ars, patron saint of all priests

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POPE INAUGURATED YEAR FOR PRIESTS ON FRIDAY 19th JUNE 2009

In the Vatican Basilica at 6 p.m. on Friday 19th June, Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Benedict XVI  presided at Second Vespers to mark the opening of the Year for Priests, which coincides with the 150th anniversary of the death of St. Jean Marie Vianney "Curé of Ars".