André Bessette, C.S.C., commonly known as Brother 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.
André Bessette
Brother André (ca. 1920)
Stained Glass window with Andre Bessette at Stinson Remick Chapel at the University of Notre Dame
Statue of André Bessette by Joseph-Émile Brunet on the grounds of Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montreal, QC, Canada
Congregation of Holy Cross
The Congregation of Holy Cross, abbreviated CSC, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men founded in 1837 by Basil Moreau, in Le Mans, France.
St. Joseph's Oratory in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.