The Apostle of the Eucharist

Today marks the Feast of St. Peter Julian Eymard, and the following is taken from Wikipedia:

Peter Julian Eymard (4 February 1811–1 August 1868) was a French Catholic priest, founder of two religious orders, and a canonized saint. Eymard was born 4 February 1811 at La Mure, Isère, France. His first attempt as a seminarian ended when he departed because of poor health. Nevertheless, on 20 July 1834, he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Grenoble. In 1839, he joined the Society of Mary (Marist Fathers and Brothers) where he worked as a well-respected spiritual advisor with seminarians and priests. He worked with the Third Order of Mary and other lay organizations promoting devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to the Eucharist, particularly in the Forty Hours. He rose to the position of Provincial of the Marist Order at Lyon in 1845. In 1856, Eymard founded the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament and in 1858, together with Marguerite Guillot, he founded the lay Servants of the Blessed Sacrament, a congregation for women. The Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament began working with children in Paris to prepare them to receive their First Communion. It also reached out to non-practicing Catholics, inviting them to repent and begin receiving Communion again. Eymard was a tireless proponent of frequent Holy Communion, an idea given more authoritative backing by Pope Pius X in 1905. Eymard was a contemporary and a friend of other saints including Peter Chanel, John Vianney and Marcellin Champagnat. He was declared venerable in 1908, beatified in 1925, and canonized by Pope John XXIII on 9 December 1962. His feast day is celebrated in the Roman Catholic Church on 3 August. He was named Apostle of the Eucharist.