Marie-Eugene de L'Enfant-Jésus (2 December 1894 - 27 March 1967) — born Henri Grialou — was a French Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Discalced Carmelites. Fr. Marie-Eugene held several positions of leadership within his Order and traveled extensively to oversee different Carmelite convents and monasteries across the world. He was the founder of the Secular Institute of Notre-Dame de Vie. He was also a noted spiritual writer and wrote at great length on Carmelite spirituality and the fundamentals of the spiritual life.
Fr. Marie-Eugene’s life was driven by his devotion to the Carmelite charism and to the spreading and promotion of evangelical zeal. His motto in life was “traditus gratiae Dei” (surrendered to the grace of God). He ensured that Carmelite teachings and its charism were promoted among the faithful.
He was proclaimed to be Venerable on December 19, 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI and was beatified by Pope Francis on March 3, 2016.
