Venerable Joseph-Amand Passerat

Also known as: the Great Pray-er
Profile: While a seminarian he was drafted into the army at age 16. Soldier from 1788 to 1792; drum-major; quartermaster. Left the army to join the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer in Warsaw, Poland. Student of Saint Clement Marie Hofbauer. Vicar-general over all the trans-alpine Congregation communities from 1820 to 1848. Founded new houses in the United States, Bavaria, Prussia, Switzerland, Belgium, France, Portugal, Holland, and England. Driven out of Vienna, Austria during the political upheavel of 1848, he spent his remaining years as director of the Redemptoristines at Bruges, Belgium.
Born: 30 April 1772 at Joinville, Val-de-Marne, France
Died: 30 October 1858 at Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium of natural causes
Venerated: 29 April 1980 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified: pending; if you have information relevant to the beatification of Venerable Joseph, contact:
   Pères Rédemptoristes
   Quai Notre-Dame 6
   B-7500 Tournai, BELGIUM
Additional Information: Catholic Dictionary
New Catholic Dictionary
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