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Henri de Solages

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Henri de Solages
Apostolic prefect of Bourbon
Born21 August 1786
Rabastens
ResidenceRéunion
Died8 December 1832
Andevoranto
Major shrineCathédrale Saint-Joseph de Toamasina

Henri de Solages (21 August 1786 – 8 December 1832) was a French Catholic missionary who advocated for missionary work in the Pacific. In 1829, he was named apostolic prefect to Réunion island. The next year he was named prefect of a very large geographic area in the South Pacific.

He was tortured and killed in Andevoranto, Madagascar in 1832.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Goyau, Georges. Les grands desseins missionaires d'Henri de Solages (1786-1832). (1933)
  2. ^ Anderson, Gerald H, ed. Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions, p. 630 (1999)
  3. ^ Wiltgen, Ralph M. The Founding of the Roman Catholic Church in Oceania, 1825 to 1850 (Australian National University Press, 1979) (detailed history of de Solages)