Henri de Solages

Servant of God; Henri de Solages
Apostolic prefect of Bourbon
Born	21 August 1786; Rabastens
Residence	Réunion
Died	8 December 1832; Andevoranto
Major shrine	Cathédrale 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]

References

Back to citation Goyau, Georges. Les grands desseins missionaires d'Henri de Solages (1786-1832). (1933); Anderson, Gerald H, ed. Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions, p. 630 (1999); 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)

[1] Back to citation Goyau, Georges. Les grands desseins missionaires d'Henri de Solages (1786-1832). (1933); Anderson, Gerald H, ed. Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions, p. 630 (1999); 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)

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