Gabriel Rivat (Brother François)
French Marist Brother, first successor of Marcellin Champagnat
Who they were
Gabriel Rivat, in religion Brother François, joined Marcellin Champagnat's new Marist Brothers in 1817 as a boy and later led the institute as its first superior general after the founder.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The decree on heroic virtues has been promulgated; a miracle would come next.
Why that counted as sanctity
The informative process was opened in the archdiocese of Lyon in 1910 and he has been declared Venerable.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Marcellin Champagnat Saint“Gabriel Rivat, in religion Brother François, joined Marcellin Champagnat's new Marist Brothers in 1817 as a boy and later led the institute as its first superior general after the founder.” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.