Blessed Lucien Botovasoa - Catholic Blessed

Blessed Lucien Botovasoa

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

14-Apr

Born

1908 in Vohipeno, Madagascar

Died

Beheaded with a sword between 10pm and midnight on 14 April 1947 on the banks of the Mattanana River near Ambohimanarivo, Manakara, Madagascar; he was wearing his tertiary “uniform” – khaki shirt and trousers with a black cord for a belt; his body was tossed into the river

Beatified

10 April 2018 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebtrated in Vohipeno, Madagascar, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Venerated

4 May 2017 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Lucien Botovasoa, born in 1908 in Vohipeno, Madagascar, was the eldest of nine children. At the age of 10, in 1918, he received the sacrament of baptism, and four years later, at the age of 14, he made his First Communion in 1922. Lucien's love for education and his strong faith prompted him to study at the Jesuit Saint Joseph College from 1922 to 1927, where he developed a passion for teaching.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2018-04-10 by 10 April 2018 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebtrated in Vohipeno, Madagascar, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato