Louis Brisson
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Louis Brisson, OSFS (23 June 1817 – 2 February 1908) was a French Roman Catholic priest and the founder of both the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales and the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales. He founded the female branch alongside Léonie Aviat and the male branch alongside the Servant of God Thérèse Chappuis. Brisson's founding of the congregations stemmed from his desire to improve the working conditions of middle-class girls and to ensure their protection and the promotion of their faith.
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Blessed Louis Brisson OSFS | |
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Born | 23 June 1817 Plancy, Aube, Kingdom of France |
Died | 2 February 1908(1908-02-02) (aged 90) Plancy, Aube, French Third Republic |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 22 September 2012, Troyes Cathedral, France by Cardinal Angelo Amato |
Feast | 2 February |
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His beatification received approval from Pope Benedict XVI and it was celebrated in France on 22 September 2012.