ians ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 6 ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁trav elling ▁priest ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁dec ades . ▁ ▁He ▁would ▁pre ach ▁and ▁celebr ate ▁Mass ▁at ▁the ▁places ▁he ▁visited ▁and ▁also ▁visited ▁the ▁sick ▁and ▁carried ▁out ▁conf essions . ▁It ▁was ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁ 1 7 1 5 ▁that ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁B less ed ▁Sac r ament ▁Sister s ▁of ▁Val ence ▁and ▁following ▁this ▁established ▁schools ▁for ▁children . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 0 . ▁ ▁Beat ification ▁The ▁official ▁cause ▁of ▁beat ification ▁comm enced ▁on ▁a ▁local ▁level ▁in ▁France ▁before ▁the ▁Pos it io ▁was ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁Cong reg ation ▁for ▁the ▁C aus es ▁of ▁Sain ts . ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁declared ▁that ▁he ▁lived ▁a ▁life ▁of ▁hero ic ▁virtue ▁and ▁proc laimed ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁V ener able ▁on ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁That ▁same ▁po pe ▁beat ified ▁him ▁after ▁the ▁recognition ▁of ▁a ▁mi racle ▁on ▁ 3 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Pierre ▁V igne ▁Sain ts ▁S Q PN ▁ ▁Category : 1 6 7 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 7 4 0 ▁death s ▁Category : F rench ▁beat ified ▁people ▁Category : Be at ifications ▁by ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁v ener ated ▁Christians ▁Category : V ener ated ▁C athol ics