SOD: Blessed Daniel Brottier (1876-1936)--French. Ordained a - TopicsExpress



          

SOD: Blessed Daniel Brottier (1876-1936)--French. Ordained a priest in 1899; entered the Congregation of the Holy Spirit in 1902. Sent as a missionary soon thereafter to Senegal in west Africa. Returned to France in 1911 because of poor health. Worked to build up good relations between the French and Africans while raising funds to build a cathedral in Dakar, Senegal. Served as a chaplain on the front lines of World War I, attributing his survival to St. Therese of Lisieux. Built a chapel in her honor after she was canonized in 1925. Helped care for orphans. Beatified in 1984.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 16:37:43 +0000

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