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Marcellin's parents, Jean-Baptiste and  Marie Thérèse Chirat, were extremely religious and had had eight other children before him. His father, a farmer and merchant, had gotten an above-average education for the time, and played a significant role in the politics of the village and the region.

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Marcellin Champagnat was born to Jean-Baptiste & Marie Thérèse Chirat Champagnat in the village in the mountains of east-central France, called of Le Rosey, Marlhes near the city of Lyons in 1789, the beginning of the French Revolution. He had one sister, Marie-Anne. He was an illiterate French peasant.

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A visiting priest suggested to Champagnat that he might like to train for the Catholic Priesthood. Champagnat ordained as a priest, after many struggles learning, in 1816.

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Champagnat and other priests and seminarians studying with him had discussed forming a religious order under the patronage of Mary, the mother of Jesus, after they ordained. In Church of Our Lady of Fourviéres above Lyons, the day after their ordination, the group of young men together dedicated themselves to Mary as "The Society of Mary”

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Psalm 127 was Marcellin Champagnat's favourite prayer.
Unless the Lord builds the house,
the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city,
the guards stand watch in vain.
2 In vain you rise early
and stay up late,
toiling for food to eat—
for he grants sleep to those he loves.

3 Children are a heritage from the Lord,
offspring a reward from him.
4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
are children born in one’s youth.
5 Blessed is the man
whose quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame
when they contend with their opponents in court.

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Champagnat made his first (and only) appointment as an assistant priest to visit a dying young boy

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Champagnat believed in education and the Christian tradition, and vowed to teach young boys as much as he could to make a change in the world.

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The French Revolution was a Revolution in France from 1789 to 1799. It led to the end of the monarchy, and to many wars. King Louis XVI was executed in 1793. The Revolution ended when Napoleon Bonaparte took power in November 1799.

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Priestly: Champagnat ordained as a priest
Prophetic: Champagnat brought teachings of Jesus and shared the good news
Kingly: Champagnat loved with all of his heart and was canonised on April 18, 1999

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http://www.johnmcmahon.id.au/marist-prayers/2012/7/1/psalm-127-marcellin-champagnats-favourite-prayer.html
http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_19990418_champagnat_en.html
https://maristbrothers.org.nz/about-us/marcellin-champagnat/
http://www.hotelroomsearch.net/city/champagnat-france
http://www.maristfathers.org.au/Pages/2-about-us-saints%20-%20MChampagnat.htm

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Br Heriberto of Uruguay was dying from an incurable disease that was in his lungs. Marcellin's pupils prayed for nine days for him through St Marcellin Champagnat and the next day he was cured.

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Marcellin openly spoke out about the injustice of young boys not learning about Jesus and God, even though he grew up in the French Revolution, a time where he could be killed for speaking about his Catholic faith.