Peter-Victor Braun
Catholic priest and founder (1825-1882)
Who they were
Pierre-Victor Braun, (5 June 1825 – 18 May 1882) was a French Catholic priest who ministered to the poor of Paris. His work laid the foundations for the establishment of several different congregations of religious sisters who now serve worldwide. The cause for his beatification was opened in France in 1991, and was accepted for investigation by the Holy See in 2007.
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The miracles
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
- Wikidata Q1479962 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Peter-Victor Braun (CC BY-SA)
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