Pierre Bonhomme
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.
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.
Patron saint of Sisters of Our Lady of Calvary of Gramat; Preachers
In the Martyrology
- September 9 Blessed Pierre Bonhomme, priest, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Calvary