RELIGIOUS FIGURE

André Bessette

1845 - 1937

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André Bessette, C.S.C. (born Alfred; 9 August 1845 – 6 January 1937), 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. Bessette was declared venerable in 1978 and was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1982. Pope Benedict XVI approved the decree of sainthood for Bessette on 19 February 2010, with the formal canonization taking place on 17 October 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. André Bessette is the 1,774th most popular religious figure (up from 2,406th in 2019), the 168th most popular biography from Canada (up from 284th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Canadian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, André Bessette ranks 1,774 out of 3,187. Before him are Joachim III of Constantinople, Malo, Charles de Bourbon, Theodore II of Constantinople, Antonio Barberini, and Euthymius I of Constantinople. After him are Antonio María Rouco Varela, Joseph Cafasso, Gregory II of Constantinople, Michael IV of Constantinople, Bernardino López de Carvajal, and Christophe Pierre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1845, André Bessette ranks 49. Before him are Elihu Root, Tina Blau, Friedrich Martens, Francis Ysidro Edgeworth, Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin, and Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil. After him are Jules Guesde, Wollert Konow, Walter Crane, Jan Czerski, Gustave Ador, and William, Prince of Wied. Among people deceased in 1937, André Bessette ranks 73. Before him are Yevgeni Preobrazhensky, Lev Karakhan, Horacio Quiroga, Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse, Josep Comas i Solà, and Eero Järnefelt. After him are Jaan Anvelt, Karel Kramář, George Albert Boulenger, Paul Émile Chabas, Ikki Kita, and Philip de László.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, André Bessette ranks 168 out of 1,622. Before him are Gil Evans (1912), Loreena McKennitt (1957), Joshua Slocum (1844), Brian Mulroney (1939), Fay Wray (1907), and Jacques Villeneuve (1953). After him are Reginald Fessenden (1866), Jane Bell (1910), Deanna Durbin (1921), David Foster (1949), Sid Meier (1954), and Norman L. Bowen (1887).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Canada

Among religious figures born in Canada, André Bessette ranks 3. Before him are Marc Ouellet (1944), and Thomas Christopher Collins (1947). After him are Jean-Claude Turcotte (1936), Gérald Lacroix (1957), Gaëtan Dugas (1952), Paul Grégoire (1911), Charles Scicluna (1959), Aimee Semple McPherson (1890), Petar Rajič (1959), Charles Coughlin (1891), and Hilarion Kapral (1948).

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