Frédéric Janssoone Saint

The Blessed Frederic Janssoone, O.F.M., (also known as Blessed Frederic of Ghyvelde) (19 November 1838, Ghyvelde, France — 4 August 1916, Montreal, Canada) was a French-born Franciscan friar and Catholic priest who worked in France, Egypt, Palestine and Quebec, where he died. He was a popular preacher who re-established the Order of Friars Minor in Canada. He has been beatified by the Catholic Church.

Personal facts

Frédéric Janssoone
Alias (AKA)Frédéric-Cornil Frédéric-Yves Frédéric de Saint-Yves Frédéric de Ghyvelde
Birth dateNovember 19, 1838
Birth place
Ghyvelde , Nord (French department)
Date of deathAugust 04, 1916
Place of death
Montreal , Quebec
TitleEvangelizer of French Canada

Search

Saint

beatified by
Pope John Paul II
beatified dateSeptember 25, 1988
beatified place
Rome
major shrine
Trois-Rivières
Quebec
venerated in
Franciscan
Catholic Church
Quebec

Topical connections

Henri PinaultCleric
Achille LiénartCleric
Édouard CarpentierWrestler
Agnes of JesusSaint
Alexandre Le RoyCleric
Émilie GamelinSaint
Albert ChmielowskiSaint
Álvaro del PortilloCleric
Adolph KolpingSaint
Albert DecourtrayCleric

Frédéric Janssoone on Wikipedia