15 Facts About Maximin Giraud

Pierre Maximin Giraud was a French man known for his Marian visionary of Our Lady of La Salette.

Maximin Giraud was born on 26 August 1835, in Corps, Isere.

Maximin Giraud grew up in haphazard fashion, spending much of his time with carefree abandon in the sole company of his dog and goat as they roamed the streets of Corps en Isere.

Maximin Giraud spoke the Vivaro-Alpine dialect of the Occitan language, like everybody else in town, but he learned a few words of French as he circulated among the wagon-drivers and travelers at the stage coach relays.

In one interview, Maximin Giraud said that he thought of a woman "whose son had beaten her and then left her".

Maximin Giraud went to Ars to meet Saint Jean Baptiste Marie Vianney three times, and was questioned by him about the apparitions.

Maximin Giraud reportedly did not enjoy the visit but did enjoy the ride and the chance to see new sights.

Maximin Giraud entered the Minor Seminary of Rondeau in Grenoble, afterwards moving to the abbey of the Grande Chartreuse.

Maximin Giraud tried his vocation as a seminarian, and after that, he worked as a nursing-home employee and a medical student.

In 1865, the Marquise de Pignerolles gave him a trip to Rome, where in April, Maximin Giraud enlisted as member of the Corps of Papal Zouaves, who were responsible for the defense of the Papal States and the protection of the Pope.

Maximin Giraud saw no major battles and after his enlistment ended, he returned to Paris.

In 1869, Maximin Giraud then entered into a partnership with a liquor dealer who used his-famous name to increase sales.

Maximin Giraud was fraudulently abused by him and failed to profit from the association.

In November 1874 Maximin Giraud made a pilgrimage to the shrine.

Maximin Giraud wanted to underscore his love for La Salette and solemnly proclaimed:.