Henri de Solages

Henri de Solages

Henri de Solages (21 August 1786 - 8 December 1832) was a French Catholic missionary who advocated for missionary work in the Pacific. In 1829, he was named apostolic prefect to Réunion island. The next year he was named prefect of a very large geographic area in the South Pacific.

He died in Andevoranto, Madagascar in 1832.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Goyau, Georges. Les grands desseins missionaires d'Henri de Solages (1786-1832). (1933)
↑ Anderson, Gerald H, ed. Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions, p. 630 (1999)
↑ Wiltgen, Ralph M. The Founding of the Roman Catholic Church in Oceania, 1825 to 1850 (Australian National University Press, 1979) (detailed history of de Solages)

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[ref1-1] Goyau, Georges. Les grands desseins missionaires d'Henri de Solages (1786-1832). (1933)

[ref2-2] Anderson, Gerald H, ed. Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions, p. 630 (1999)

[diss-3] Wiltgen, Ralph M. The Founding of the Roman Catholic Church in Oceania, 1825 to 1850 (Australian National University Press, 1979) (detailed history of de Solages)