Joseph-Amand Passerat
French Redemptorist who spread the congregation north of the Alps
Who they were
A Redemptorist priest, he led the congregation's expansion through Austria, Switzerland and Belgium after fleeing the French Revolution.
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
Declared Venerable in 1980 after a process begun at Tournai in 1892.
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.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.