Jean-Baptiste Muard
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Jean-Baptiste Muard was a French Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...

, reformer, and founder of religious orders.

Ordained in 1834, he was parish priest of Joux-la-Ville
Joux-la-Ville
Joux-la-Ville is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.-References:*...

 and then St. Martin d'Avallon before becoming a monk.

He founded the French province of the Cassinese Congregation of the Primitive Observance,, and the Society of Saint Edmund
Society of Saint Edmund
The Society of Saint Edmund is a religious congregation of the Catholic Church founded in 1843, in Pontigny, France by Rev. Jean Baptiste Muard. They adhere to vows of chastity, poverty and obedience. The order is named after Saint Edmund....

 in 1843. He from 1850 founded the monastery of Sainte Marie de la Pierre-qui-Vire, in the Morvan
Morvan
The Morvan is a mountainous massif lying just to the west of the Côte d'Or escarpment in Burgundy, France. It is a northerly extension of the Massif Central and is of Variscan age. It is composed of granites and basalts and formed a promontory extending northwards into the Jurassic sea.-Music:The...

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