Louis Gaston de Sonis
LouisGaston de Sonis was a French Army officer who particularly distinguished himself in the Battle of Loigny during the FrancoPrussian War, where he lost a leg.
Louis Gaston was born August 25, 1825 in PointePitre , and came to France in 1832, where he studied for the military, following in his fathers footsteps. At age 10, he lost his mother, and at age 19, his father. This double wound marked the beginning of his conversion. In 1848, as a young officerthe only practicing Catholic in his classhe discerned a call to become a monk of Solemes, but realized that it was in the world that he was called to serve God. At age 23, he married Anas, a girl ofyears, with whom he began a family that would grow to includechildren. He was a loving husband and father, showed great love for the Eucharist, and shone especially in the virtue of obedience. To grow closer to God, he joined the Third Order of Discalced Carmelites.
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