Andr Bessette, more commonly known as Brother Andr (French: Frre Andr), and since his canonization as St. Andr of Montreal, was a lay brother of the Congregation of Holy Cross and a significant figure of the Roman Catholic Church among French-Canadians, credited with thousands of reported miraculous healings.
He was declared venerable in 1978 and was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1982.
Pope Benedict XVI approved the decree of sainthood for Blessed Andr on February 19, 2010, with the formal canonization taking place on October 17, 2010.