Jacques-Désiré Laval Saint

Jacques-Désiré Laval (also Jacob Desiré Laval; 18 September 1803 – 9 September 1864) was a French Roman Catholic priest and missionary to Mauritius. He is known honorifically as the "Apostle of Mauritius", and was the first blessed of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit.

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Jacques-Désiré Laval
Birth dateSeptember 18, 1803
Birth place
Eure , France , Croth
Date of deathSeptember 09, 1864
Place of death
Mauritius , Port Louis
TitleApostle of Mauritius

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beatified by
Pope John Paul II
beatified dateApril 29, 1979
major shrine
Mauritius
Sainte-Croix Mauritius

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