André Bessette
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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 Catho
Saint 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
Saint Joseph's Oratory
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Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and national shrine located at 3800 Queen Mary Road in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood on Mount Royal's Westmount Summit in Mo
André Bessette
…among French Canadians. He is credited with thousands of reported healings associated with his pious devotion to Saint Joseph. Bessette, who founded Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montreal, Canada's largest church, was declared venerable in 1978 and was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1982. Pope Benedict XVI approved the…
The building in 2011
Construction of the dome in 1937.
The Oratory's bells were rung in October 2004, to commemorate the centennial of the building's construction.