Pierre Lambert de la Motte
French bishop (1624–1679)
Who they were
Pierre Lambert de la Motte, MEP (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ lɑ̃bɛʁ də la mɔt]; 16 January 1624 – 15 June 1679) was a French Catholic prelate who was a founding member of the Paris Foreign Missions Society and a missionary in Asia.
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The miracles
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
Pierre Lambert de la Motte is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Paris Foreign Missions: the cause of Pierre Lambert de la Motte.
- Vatican News — Vietnam: ouverture de la cause de béatification de Mgr Pierre Lambert de La Motte — Vatican News reports the opening of his cause of beatification in the diocese of Phan Thiet on 13 January 2024; the co-founder of the Paris Foreign Missions Society (1624-1679).
- Wikidata Q2281084 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Pierre Lambert de la Motte (CC BY-SA)
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