{"id":8337,"date":"2018-12-10T12:26:50","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T12:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lasalle.vl20054.dinaserver.com\/br-raphael-louis-rafiringa\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T15:30:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:30:19","slug":"br-raphael-louis-rafiringa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/lasallian-holiness\/br-raphael-louis-rafiringa\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessed Rapha\u00ebl Louis Rafiringa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blessed Rapha\u00ebl Louis Rafiringa<\/h2><\/div>
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Br. Rapha\u00ebl Louis Rafiringa was born in Tananarive (Madagascar) on May 1, 1856.<\/p>\n

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His indefatigable missionary effort suffered as a result of two wars, one in 1883 and the other in 1895. All the missionaries having been chased from the island, Brother Rapha\u00ebl confronted this difficult situation with a superhuman courage that was crowned with success. As a sign of their recognition of this, the French authorities decorated him with the Madagascan gold medal of merit. As a result of his remarkable literary effort, he was named a member of the Madagascan Academy. He died at Fianarantsoa on May 19, 1919.<\/p>\n

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On October 18, 1979, the Brothers of this great island requested of Pope John Paul II the introduction of the Cause of the Servant of God.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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