We are filled with great joy today as we learn that Pope Francis has approved the publication of the decree from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints recognizing the “heroic virtues” of Pierre Goursat, a layperson and founder of the Emmanuel Community, declaring him Venerable.
Born on August 15, 1914, and departing this life on March 25, 1991, Pierre Goursat remained single throughout his life. Since his conversion at the age of 19, he lived as both a contemplative and a man of action in the world. At nearly 60 years old, he experienced an outpouring of the Holy Spirit through the grace of the charismatic renewal. It was then, in the 1970s, that he founded the Emmanuel Community alongside other laypeople.
We welcome this milestone with joy and invite those who wish to learn more about Pierre Goursat to visit the website: pierregoursat.com
A biography written by Father Francis Kohn, postulator for the cause, will be published in French in March 2025 by Les éditions de l’Emmanuel.
Official press release in Italian: click here.
Book to discover Pierre Goursat: Words of Pierre Goursat, Martine Catta.
Press contact: if you would like to get in touch with Father Francis Kohn, postulator for Pierre’s cause, please contact us: Flore Barbet-Massin or Louis-Etienne de Labarthe.
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