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André Bessette

Canadian Catholic brother and saint (1845–1937)
Person Human Q517066
André Bessette
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
August 9, 1845
Date of death
January 6, 1937
Place of birth
Mont-Saint-Grégoire
Place of death
Montreal
Country of citizenship
Canada[8]
Occupation
religious, lay brother
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[18]
Canonization status
Catholic saint, blessed[11][12]
Different from
André Bessette[19]
Family name
Bessette[14]
Feast day
January 6[17]
Given name
André, Alfred[15][16]
Place of burial
Quebec[7]
Religious order
Congregation of the Holy Cross[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Andre Bessette en André Bessette de Andre Bessette es André Bessette es Andres Bessette es Andrés Bessette es Hermano Andre es Hermano André es Hermano Andres es Hermano Andrés fr Frère André fr Alfred Bessette fr André Bessette fr Frère André Bessette it Adrea Bessette ja アンドレ・バセット ja アンドレ・ベセット nl Alfred Bessette nl Andre Besette nl Broeder Andre
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000108018377
VIAF cluster ID
268974950
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82063443
GND ID
118662589
Biblioteca di Santa Sabina ID
2170
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13505228k
Canadian Encyclopedia article ID
saint-andre
Causesanti.va ID
andre-bessette
DDB person (GND) ID
118662589
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
69598
Dictionary of Canadian Biography ID
bessette_alfred_16
FAST ID
1761886
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Find a Grave memorial ID
21699071
Freebase ID
/m/01fdfx
GCatholic person ID
67268
GeneaStar person ID
bessettea
Geni profile ID
6000000009720764311
Heiligen.net ID
01/06/01-06-1937-andre
IdRef ID
027561003
IxTheo authority ID
694854727
JRC Names ID
1352258
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810620494005606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
085772380
Nominis saint ID
378/Saint-Andre-Bessette
Open Library ID
OL5906777A
Parsifal cluster ID
74580
Québec cultural heritage directory people ID
10540
Roglo person ID
p=alfred;n=bessette
SNAC ARK ID
w6q53f2g
Santiebeati ID
91842
WikiTree person ID
Bessette-301
Wikitólica ID
s/san-andres-bessette
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJk8YMmvYWpqmBVgXKPCwC
Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon ID
A/Andreas_Alfred_Bessette.html

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Canonization status 2
blessed, Catholic saint
Given name 2
André, Alfred
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Feast day 1
January 6
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Occupation 1
religious
Place of birth 1
Mont-Saint-Grégoire
Place of burial 1
Quebec
Place of death 1
Montreal
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Religious order 1
Congregation of the Holy Cross
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Born in Mont-Saint-Grégoire[1], he… he was born on August 9, 1845[2]. He passed away in Montreal[3]. He died on January 6, 1937[4]. He worked as a religious[5] and lay brother[6].

FAQs

Where was André Bessette born?

André Bessette's place of birth was Mont-Saint-Grégoire[1].

Where did André Bessette die?

André Bessette passed away in Montreal[3].

What did André Bessette do for work?

André Bessette worked as religious[5] and lay brother[6].

Related Entities

Canada

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    Wikitólica ID → s/san-andres-bessette
    "Created claim: Wikitólica ID: s/san-andres-bessette, batch #275195"
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