Venerable Joseph-Amand Passerat

Also known as

• the Great Pray-er

Profile

While a seminarian, Joseph was drafted into the army at age 16. Soldier from 1788 to 1792, serving as drum-major and quartermaster. He 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, the Netherlands, 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 (decree of heroic virtues)

Beatified

• if you have information relevant to the beatification of Venerable Joseph, contact
     Rev. Antonio Marrazzo, CSSR
     Pères Rédemptoristes
     Quai Notre-Dame 6
     B-7500 Tournai, BELGIUM

Additional Information

• Catholic Dictionary
• Hagiography Circle
• New Catholic Dictionary

MLA Citation

• “Venerable Joseph-Amand Passerat”. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 March 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/venerable-joseph-amand-passerat/>