Michael Garicoits

Saint Michael Garicoits
Born	April 15, 1797 Ibarre
Died	May 14, 1863 Betharram
Honored in	Roman Catholic Church
Canonized	1947 by Pope Pius XII
Feast	May 14

Saint Michael Garicoits (Garicoïts) (April 15, 1797 – May 14, 1863) was a Basque saint. He was ordained priest at Bayonne in December 1823 and combated Jansenism in his parish of Cambo. He founded the Society of Priests of the Sacred Heart of Betharram, which received official approval from the Pope after his death.

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Name	Garicoits, Michael
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Date of birth	April 15, 1797
Place of birth	Ibarre
Date of death	May 14, 1863
Place of death	Betharram