Leo Dupont | Venerable Leo Dupont, Holy Man of Tours

The Venerable Leo Dupont also known as The Holy Man of Tours lived in Tours at about the same time.

This devotion ( started by Sister Marie and then promoted by the Venerable Leo Dupont ) was approved by Pope Leo XIII in 1885.

He was declared Venerable by Pope Clement XIII on 8 February 1759 and beatified by Pope Leo XIII on 12 November 1893.

Twenty years later, the Venerable Leo Dupont initiated the nightly adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in Tours in 1849, from where it spread within France.

In March 1824, Pope Leo XII pronounced her Venerable ( the first step on the path to canonised sainthood ), and on 18 September 1864 Pope Pius IX declared her Blessed.

* Leo Dupont ( 1797 – 1876 ) The Venerable, Catholic religious figure.

There are several memorial societies and monuments to him throughout Canada and the United States, most notably the Leo Molmonument in Washington, D. C., near Dupont Circle.

File: Taras Shevchenko Memorial-Church of the Pilgrims. JPG | Leo Mol's Taras Shevchenko Memorial, Church of the Pilgrims, Dupont Circle, D. C.

The adoration of the Eucharist within France grew in this period and there were interactions between Catholic figures who were enthusiastic about spreading the Eucharist e. g. Leo Dupont, Saint Jean Vianney and Saint Peter Julian Eymard, who in 1858 formed the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament.

Interestingly, this time period in France saw the growth of a parallel Catholic devotion, namely the Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus which was started in 1844 in Tours by Sister Marie of St Peter, was promoted by Leo Dupont and was approved by Pope Leo XIII in 1885.

File: Taras Shevchenko Memorial-inscription. jpg | Inscription on Leo Mol's Taras Shevchenko Memorial, Dupont Circle, D. C ..

File: Taras Shevchenko Memorial-Relief. JPG | Leo Mol's Taras Shevchenko Memorial, Dupont Circle, D. C ..