Charles de Foucauld was born in Strasbourg, France, on September 15, 1858, into a noble family, but to his misfortune, he lost his parents at an early age and was raised by his maternal grandfather. The young Charles soon became ...
Charles Lavigerie was born on October 31, 1825, in Bayonne, Southwest France, into a family that was not particularly fervent from a religious standpoint. A brief stay in the diocesan minor seminary made it clear to his superiors ...
