Blessed Daniel Brottier Biography
Blessed Daniel Brottier Profile. Born: 7 September 1876 in France, Europe. Worked in France. Died: 28 February 1936 in Paris, France. Feast Day is celebrated on February 28.
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The Memorial of Blessed Daniel Brottier – Saint of the Day |
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Blessed Daniel Brottier Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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Date of Birth |
7 September 1876 |
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Country of Birth |
France in Europe |
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Matrimony/Holy Orders |
Blesseds who were Priests |
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Profession |
Missionary |
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Place of Work |
France |
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Date of Death |
28 February 1936 |
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Place of Death |
Paris, France |
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Feast Day |
February 28 |
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Beatification |
Beatified by Pope John Paul II on 25 November 1984 |
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Canonization |
Canonized by N/A |
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Patron Saint of |
N/A |
Blessed Daniel Brottier Biography
Blessed Daniel Brottier was ordained in 1899. He Schooled at the college of Pontlevoy, France and joined the Congregation of the Holy Ghost at Orly, France in 1902. He then served as a missionary to Saint-Louis, Senegal in 1903. His health suffered and he returned to France in 1911.
At the request of Bishop Jalabert, he conducted a fund-raising campaign to build a cathedral in Dakar, Senegal and promoted the structure as a way to honour Africans who had died for France and Frenchmen who had died for Africa. The cathedral was consecrated on 2 February 1936 just a few weeks before his death.
Served as a chaplain in the French army in World War I. He was cited six times for bravery, awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honour. He attributed his survival on the front lines to the intercession of Saint Therese of Lisieux and built a chapel for her at Auteuil when she was canonized. After the war, he administered the Orphan Apprentices of Auteuil. Honoured in his life and today as a man who put the family of God above considerations of nationality or race.
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