Beato andre bessette biography
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Beato andre bessette biography
André Bessette
Canadian Catholic brother and saint
Saint André Bessette C.S.C. | |
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| Born | ()August 9, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Quebec, Province of Canada |
| Died | January 6, () (aged&#;91) Montreal, Quebec, Dominion of Canada |
| Venerated&#;in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | May 23, , Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City, by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | October 17, , Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Major shrine | Saint Joseph's Oratory Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Feast | January 6 (January 7 in Canada) |
André Bessette, C.S.C.
(born Alfred; 9 August – 6 January ), commonly known as Brother André (French: Frère André) and since his canonization as Saint André of Montreal, was a lay brother of the Congregation of Holy Cross and a significant figure of the Catholic Church among French-Canadians.
He is credited with thousands of reported healings associated with his pious devotion to Saint Joseph.[1]
Bessette was declared vener