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Also known as

• Louis Wiaux
• Mucian Mary Wiaux
• Mucian of Malonne
• Mutien Marie
• The Praying Brother

Memorial

• 30 January

Profile

Third of six children of a blacksmith whose family was noted for piety. Louis attended a small country school, and then helped in his father‘s shop. He joined the Brothers of Christian Schools on 7 April 1852 at age 11, taking the name Mutien Marie, and beginning his novitiate in Namur, Belgium. As a Christian Brother, he taught at several elementary schools near Brussels, Belgium; he was so easy on his students that his classes were known for getting out of hand. He was re-assigned to music and art classes so he could work with small classes, and work individually with students. He soon became an excellent fine arts teacher, and the one-to-one work led many young people to see and follow his excellent example of a holy life devoted to prayer.

Born

• 20 March 1841 in Mellet, Hainaut, Belgium as Louis Wiaux

Died

• 30 January 1917 at Malonne, Namur, Belgium of natural causes

Venerated

• 4 May 1970 by Pope Paul VI

Beatified

• 30 October 1977 by Pope Paul VI

Canonized

• 10 December 1989 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Saint Mutien Marie Wiaux“. CatholicSaints.Info. 14 May 2020. Web. 8 July 2020. <>