Benedict Joseph Labre Saint

Saint Benedict Joseph Labre, T.O.S.F., (French: Benoît-Joseph Labre) (March 25, 1748 – April 16, 1783) was a French mendicant, Franciscan tertiary and Catholic saint.

Personal facts

Benedict Joseph Labre
Birth dateMarch 25, 1748
Birth place
Artois , Kingdom of France , Boulogne-sur-Mer , Amettes
Date of deathApril 16, 1783
Place of death
Rome , Papal States
TitleBeggar of Perpetual Adoration

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Saint

beatified by
Pope Pius IX
beatified dateMay 20, 1860
beatified place
Rome
canonized by
Pope Leo XIII
canonized dateDecember 08, 1881
canonized place
Rome
major shrine
Rome
Santa Maria ai Monti
venerated in
Third Order of Saint Francis
Catholic Church

Topical connections

Angela MericiSaint
Élisabeth Alexandrine de BourbonRoyalty
Anthim the IberianSaint
Agnes BlannbekinWriter

Benedict Joseph Labre on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://guildbjlabre.org