Joseph Gérard
French Catholic missionary (1831-1914)
Blessed Joseph Gérard, OMI (March 12, 1831 – May 29, 1914)[1] was a French Catholic missionary.
Blessed Joseph Gérard | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 12, 1831 Bouxières-aux-Chênes, France |
| Died | May 29, 1914 (aged 83) Roma, Lesotho |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | September 15, 1988, Maseru by John Paul II |
| Feast | May 29 |
Gérard mostly worked among the Basotho people of modern-day Lesotho and the Free State province of South Africa.
Gérard was beatified by Pope John Paul II on September 15, 1988.[2] His feast day is on May 29.
References
change- ↑ "Father Joseph Gerard, the Apostle of Basotho". Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Southern Africa. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ↑ "Beatification of father Joseph Gerard". Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 15 September 1988. Retrieved 10 November 2016.