93,820 profiles ranked live

Jacques-Désiré Laval

✓ Source-basedfalling

French Roman Catholic missionary in Mauritius (1803-1864)

FranceLived 1803 to 1864 · aged 60
Compare
Fame48.0
Momentum4.4
Languages9
In century#13,355

Jacques-Désiré Laval was a French Roman Catholic priest who served in the missions in Mauritius; he was a professed member from the Spiritans. He is known as the "Apostle of Mauritius" due to his tireless work in aiding the poor and ill.

Also inDeutsch

Photos 2

About this person

Jacques-Désiré Laval was a French Roman Catholic priest who served in the missions in Mauritius; he was a professed member from the Spiritans. He is known as the "Apostle of Mauritius" due to his tireless work in aiding the poor and ill. Laval also educated the flock he was assigned to for those people were uneducated and were former slaves for the most part. His skills in medicine made him a distinguished figure in the region since his expertise allowed him to tend to those who suffered illness that manifested more so during times of an epidemic.

Country
France
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1803 to 1864 · aged 60
Written about in
9 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.