Saint André Bessette
Also known as: Alfred; Alfredo; Andreas; Frère André
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
January 6
Born
August 9, 1845
Died
January 6, 1937
Canonized
17 October 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI
Beatified
23 May 1982 by Pope John Paul II
Biography
Saint André Bessette, also known as Alfred, Alfredo, Andreas, and Frère André, was born on August 9, 1845, in Mont-Saint-Gregoire, Monteregie Region near Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was the eighth of twelve children in his family. Unfortunately, tragedy struck at a young age when his father died in a work-related accident and his mother passed away from tuberculosis....
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