André-Hubert Fournet
André-Hubert Fournet ( German: Andreas Hubert Fournet ) (born December 6, 1752 in Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé , France , † May 13, 1834 in La Puye , France) was a Catholic priest and founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross from Saint Andrew . He was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church .
Life
André-Hubert Fournet was ordained a priest in 1776 and was pastor in Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé. After the outbreak of the French Revolution , he refused to take the oath on the civil constitution , but continued to exercise his priestly service. In 1792 his bishop ordered him to flee to Spain . He returned to France in 1797 and founded the Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of St. Andrew ( Andrew Sisters ) in 1807, strongly influenced by St. Johanna Elisabeth Bichier des Ages , which were dedicated to teaching and nursing. Fournet was superior to this congregation until 1832 .
André-Hubert Fournet was on May 16, 1926 by Pope Pius XI. beatified and on June 4, 1933 by Pope Pius XI. canonized . His feast day is May 13th .
literature
- Wilhelm Schamoni : The true face of the saints. Stein am Rhein 1966, ISBN 3717105981 , pp. 276, 277.
- Ekkart Sauser: FOURNET, André-Hubert. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 18, Bautz, Herzberg 2001, ISBN 3-88309-086-7 , Sp. 452.
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| SURNAME | Fournet, André-Hubert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fournet, Andreas Hubert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Catholic clergyman, founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of St. Andrew |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 6, 1752 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 1834 |
| Place of death | La Puye , France |