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6 unusual facts about Marcel Lefebvre


Black Nobility

In May 1977, some members of the Black Nobility, led by Princess Elvina Pallavicini, started courting traditional Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.

Dignitatis Humanae

Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre cited this document as one of the fundamental reasons for his difficulties with the Second Vatican Council.

Elvina Pallavicini

Starting from 1977, princess Elvina Pallavicini led a group of Black Nobility that provided support for Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.

Marcel Lefebvre

On 18 September 1947 he was consecrated a bishop in his family's parish church in Tourcoing by Achille Liénart (who had previously ordained him a priest); acting as co-consecrators were Bishop Jean-Baptiste Fauret, C.S.Sp.

Niklaus Pfluger

He was ordained a priest July 1, 1984, at Zaitzkofen (Bavaria, Germany) by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.

Riddes

It is one of the six houses for formation for the future priests of The Society of Saint Pius X. The Seminary of Écône was founded in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, and his tomb can be found there.


Franz Schmidberger

Franz Schmidberger (born 19 October 1946 in Riedlingen, Germany) is a priest of the Society of St. Pius X, founded by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.

Guerard des Lauriers

Guérard des Lauriers then became a lecturer and professor at Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre's St. Pius X seminary in Écône, Switzerland.

Joseph Augustine Di Noia

The Commission is charged with overseeing the talks between the Holy See and the followers of the late, formally excommunicated, traditionalist Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (principally, inclined members of the Society of Saint Pius X, now led by Bishop Bernard Fellay).

Umberto Bossi

In September 2007, Bossi accepted an invitation by Father Florian Abrahamowicz to his celebration of a Tridentine Mass and said there were affinities between the Lega Nord and the followers of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.


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