Saint André Bessette

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Saint André Bessette was a humble Canadian Holy Cross brother and miracle worker renowned for his deep devotion to Saint Joseph and his role in developing Saint Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal into a major pilgrimage site.

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Saint André Bessette canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian person ⓘ
Catholic saint ⓘ
Member of the Congregation of Holy Cross ⓘ
Miracle worker ⓘ
Religious brother ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Brother André ⓘ
linked to: André

Frère André ⓘ
associatedWith Collège Notre-Dame, Montreal ⓘ
Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal ⓘ
beatificationDate 1982-05-23 ⓘ
beatifiedBy Pope John Paul II ⓘ
birthDate 1845-08-09 ⓘ
birthPlace Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Lower Canada ⓘ
Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Quebec, Canada ⓘ
canonizationDate 2010-10-17 ⓘ
canonizationStatus Canonized saint ⓘ
canonizedBy Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Canada ⓘ
deathDate 1937-01-06 ⓘ
deathPlace Montreal, Quebec, Canada ⓘ
devotion Saint Joseph ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
feastDay 01-06 ⓘ
01-07 ⓘ
fullName Alfred Bessette ⓘ
linked to: André Bessette
honor First male Canadian-born saint canonized by the Catholic Church ⓘ
influenced Development of Saint Joseph’s Oratory as a major pilgrimage site ⓘ
knownFor Devotion to Saint Joseph ⓘ
Healing ministry ⓘ
Role in founding Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal ⓘ
languageOfExpression French ⓘ
memberOf Congregation of Holy Cross ⓘ
miracleClaims Healings attributed to his intercession ⓘ
notableCharacteristic Charity toward the sick and poor ⓘ
Deep prayer life ⓘ
Humility ⓘ
notableWork Promotion of devotion to Saint Joseph through medals and oil ⓘ
occupation Doorkeeper ⓘ
Religious brother ⓘ
placeOfBurial Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal, Montreal ⓘ
positionHeld Porter at Collège Notre-Dame in Montreal ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
religiousOrder Congregation of Holy Cross ⓘ
title Brother ⓘ
Saint ⓘ
veneratedIn Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Saint Joseph's Oratory → foundedBy → Saint André Bessette ⓘ