Frost, Alan J
Life of the great apostle of “True Devotion to Mary”
In 1716, aged only 43, this French priest, prophet and preacher died almost a household name in his own time. Equally shunned and admired, de Montfort strove all his life guiding the lost to Jesus through Mary. His like has been seen in every generation, especially in our own increasingly secular world Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Maximilian Kolbe, even Pope John Paul II, himself greatly influenced by de Montforts important writings. The Apostle of true Marian devotion, de Montfort is best known for his act of total consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary, practised by millions.