Today is the Feast of Bl. Daniel Brottier (1876-1936), Chaplain WWII war Hero, Missionary in Senegal
The Blessed Daniel Jules Alexis Brottier, C.S.Sp. (7 September 1876 - 28 February 1936), was a French Roman Catholic priest in the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (who currently refer to themselves as Spiritans). He was awarded the 
Croix de guerre and the Légion d'honneur for his services as a chaplain during World War I, did missionary work inSenegal, and administered an orphanage in Auteuil, a suburb of Paris. He was declared venerable in 1983, and then beatified on the 25 November 1984, by Pope John Paul II.
Croix de guerre and the Légion d'honneur for his services as a chaplain during World War I, did missionary work inSenegal, and administered an orphanage in Auteuil, a suburb of Paris. He was declared venerable in 1983, and then beatified on the 25 November 1984, by Pope John Paul II.