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1816

– The foundation of the Congregation on January 25.
– Father Eugene de Mazenod with four other companions began to live a community life in Aix-en-Provence, France.

1818

The first General Chapter on October 24.

1826

The Papal Approbation on February 17: Pope Leo XII officially recognized and approved the Congregation and its Rule.

1841

– Arrival of the Oblates in Canada (the first foreign mission).
– Arrival of the Oblates in the United Kingdom.

1847

– Oblate establishment in the United States in Texas
– Arrival of the Oblates in Sri Lanka (“Ceylon” at that time).

1852

Arrival of the Oblates in South Africa.

1856

Arrival of the Oblates in Ireland.

1861

Death of the Founder in Marseilles, France on May 21.

May 29, 1914

Death of Blessed Joseph Gérard on May 29.

1936

Death of the Oblate martyrs of Spain.

1941

Death of Blessed Jósef Cebula on May 09.

1960-1969

Years of martyrdom of the Oblate martyrs of Laos.

1975

Beatification of the Founder by Pope Paul VI in Rome on October 19.

1988

Beatification of Blessed Joseph Gerard by Pope John Paul II in Maseru, Lesotho on September 15.

1995

Canonization of the Founder by Pope John Paul II in Rome on December 03.

1999

Beatification of Bl. Jósef Cebula Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland on June 13.

2011

Beatification of the Martyrs of Spain by Pope Benedict XIV in Madrid, Spain on December 17.

2016

– Celebration of the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Congregation on January 25.
– Beatification of the Martyrs of Laos in Vientiane, Laos on December 11.

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