Louis Brisson
Blessed Louis Brisson OSFS | |
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Photograph sometime between 1870-90. | |
| Born | 23 June 1817 Plancy, Aube, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 2 February 1908 (aged 90) Plancy, Aube, French Third Republic |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 22 September 2012, Troyes Cathedral, France by Cardinal Angelo Amato |
| Feast | 2 February |
Louis Brisson, OSFS (23 June 1817 – 2 February 1908) was a French Catholic priest who founded the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales and the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales.
He founded the female branch alongside Léonie Aviat and the male branch alongside Thérèse Chappuis. Brisson's founding of the congregations stemmed from his desire to improve the working conditions of middle-class girls and to ensure their protection and the promotion of their faith. He was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012.