Member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, born Joinville, France, 1772; died Bruges, Belgium, 1858. He left the army to enter the congregation at Warsaw. Having become vicar-general over all Transalpine communities, he founded new houses all over the world. After being driven out of Vienna, 1848, he became director of the Redemptoristines at Bruges. Process for his beatification began in 1892.
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