18 Facts About Louis Brisson

Louis Brisson, OSFS was a French Roman Catholic priest and the founder of both the Oblate Sisters of St Francis de Sales and the Oblates of St Francis de Sales.

Louis Brisson founded the female branch alongside Leonie Aviat and the male branch alongside the Servant of God Therese Chappuis.

Louis Brisson's beatification received approval from Pope Benedict XVI and it was celebrated in France on 22 September 2012.

Louis Alexander Alphonse Brisson was born on 23 June 1817 in Plancy-l'Abbaye, Aube as the sole child of Toussaint Gregoire Brisson and Savine Corrard ; he was baptized "Louis Alexandre Sosthene" on 29 June in the village parish church.

Louis Brisson made his First Communion on 22 March 1829 and that June received his Confirmation.

Louis Brisson was made a sub-deacon in Sens on 25 May 1839 as his own bishop could not do it due to illness.

Louis Brisson was elevated into the diaconate on 21 December 1839.

Louis Brisson received his ordination on 18 December 1840 and celebrated his first Mass on 22 December.

Louis Brisson received his ordination from Bishop Marie-Joseph-Francois-Victor Monyer de Prilly because the bishop of his diocese was ill and could not ordain him.

Chappuis was convinced that Louis Brisson would be the priest to establish a religious order of men in the spirit of Francis de Sales.

Chappuis soon managed to convince Louis Brisson to establish an order to that design despite the fact that the priest was not enthusiastic about it.

Louis Brisson became concerned with the welfare of the working class girls in the textile mills and so established shelters where those girls could become women of conscience and faith.

Father Louis Brisson met Pope Leo XIII on 6 November 1881 who encouraged his work and encouraged him to send Oblates into the missions.

The Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales transferred their General House near Rome but Louis Brisson returned to his birthplace.

Louis Brisson soon became ill due to his advanced age and his condition deteriorated more so after collapsing on 16 January 1908.

The nun was at his bedside for the next fortnight until 2 February 1908 when Louis Brisson died at 10:34am and she attended the funeral on 6 February in which he was buried in his parents' tomb.

Louis Brisson's remains were later relocated on 10 April 1961 and entombed on 11 April.

Benedict XVI approved this healing to be a legitimate miracle on 19 December 2011 and thus approved that Louis Brisson would be beatified.