André Bessette, C.S.C., also called Blessed Brother Andre, (French: Frère André, born Alfred Bessette) (August 9, 1845 January 6, 1937) was a Holy Cross Brother and a significant figure of the Roman Catholic Church among French-Canadians, credited with thousands of reported miraculoushealings. He was declared venerable in 1978 and was beatified in 1982.[1]Pope Benedict XVI approved sainthood for Blessed Andre on Friday, February 19, 2010, with formal canonization scheduled for Sunday, October 17, 2010.[1]