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PM pays tribute to Saint Frère André
Visits Saint Joseph’s Oratory and Attends Thanksgiving Mass
30 October 2010
Montreal, Quebec
"For many, his life is an example of how faith can move mountains. For others, he is a source of profound inspiration. We all recognize that he was a great man, a great Quebecer and a great Canadian."
Brother André was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on October 17, 2010. He is the second Canadian-born saint in our country’s history and the first Canadian man to be canonized.
Through Canada’s Economic Action Plan’s National Historic Sites of Canada Cost-Sharing Program, the Harper government is providing support for restoration work at Saint Joseph’s Oratory. These funds will make it possible to repair the copper roofs on the basilica’s four turrets and the surrounding stone masonry walls.
Approximately two million people visit St. Joseph’s Oratory — where Brother André is entombed — every year.
