Leo Dupont
19th-century French Catholic founder of religious congregations / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Belgian athlete Léon Dupont.
Leo Dupont (24 January 1797 – 18 March 1876), also known as "the holy man of Tours" or "the apostle of the Holy Face", was a Roman Catholic layman who helped spread various devotions such as that of the Holy Face of Jesus and the nightly Eucharistic adoration. He was declared venerable by Pope Pius XII.[1]