St. Solomon Leclercq, Martyr

On Sunday, October 16, Pope Francis will canonize Brother Solomon Leclercq, a martyr of the French Revolution. Dear to the De La Salle Brothers as the first member of our Institute recognized for his heroic virtue after the time of the Founder, Brother Solomon was named a blessed in 1926 with 188 other members of the Church killed on September 2 , 1792, at the Convent of the Carmelites in Paris. What lifts up Brother Solomon for special recognition at this time is the prayer of communities worldwide who hold his memory dear and who pray to him as an intercessor in heaven.