Antoine Chevrier, TOSF (16 April 1825 – 2 October 1879) was a French Catholic priest and a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis.

[1][2] He was beatified on 4 October 1986 on the occasion of the visit of Pope John Paul II to France.

[3] From his father he inherited a humble spirit and gentleness while he received from his mother a passionate and energetic disposition.

Prior to his being made a priest he wanted to join the foreign missions but his mother opposed and said to him: "You are an ingrate, mister, a bad son.

[4] He asked to leave his parish to pursue this aim and a meeting with the layman Camille Rambaud in June 1857 hastened this.

[3] Chevrier was also a writer and he wrote both the Disciple of Jesus Christ and God sends Revolutions.

The order received the papal decree of praise of Pope John XXIII on 28 October 1959.

Its closure allowed for theologians to compile all of his written works and assess whether or not such writings adhered to the official magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church - these were cleared and approved on 11 January 1911.

Both processes received formal ratification from the Congregation of Rites on 19 November 1930 which would allow for Roman officials to begin their own investigation into Chevrier's cause.

On 16 January 1953 he was proclaimed to be Venerable after Pope Pius XII recognized that Chevrier had lived a model Christian life of heroic virtue.

Pope John Paul II approved it and beatified Chevrier on his visit to France on 4 October 1986.