Pierre Bonhomme
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Pierre Bonhomme (4 July 1803 – 9 September 1861) was a French Roman Catholic priest who exercised his pastoral mission in Cahors. He went on to establish the new religious congregation known as the Sisters of Our Lady of Calvary of Gramat.
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Born | (1803-07-04)4 July 1803 Gramat, Lot, First French Empire |
Died | 9 September 1861(1861-09-09) (aged 58) Gramat, Lot, Second French Empire |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 23 March 2003, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
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Bonhomme established his new congregation with the aim of the education of children and assistance to the poor and the handicapped. He opened schools for children and educated people about the importance of service to the poor and those who required aid. He was remembered after his death as a tireless preacher and evangelizer.
He was beatified on 23 March 2003 after the recognition of a healing attributed to him as a miracle.[1]