Fabien Costes

Fabien Costes, SS.CC., (born Joseph Costes; 1796 – 6 May 1878) was a French Catholic Catechist brother of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, a religious institute of the Roman Catholic Church. He was part of the Roman Catholic mission in the Gambier Islands from 1835 until his death in 1878 and with Brother Gilbert Soulié trained the natives workers and masons in the construction of many of the island's impressive buildings including St. Michael's Cathedral in Rikitea.[1][2][3][4]

Fabien Costes
Born	1796 Ceyrac, Aveyron, France
Died	6 May 1878 Rikitea, Mangareva
Occupation	Missionary

References

1. Laval, Newbury & O'Reilly 1968, p. 106.
2. "Tahiti 1834-1984 - Chap. VIII. DEUXIÈME PARTIE L'APPEL DES ÎLES LOINTAINES". Paroisse de la Cathédrale de Papeete. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
3. "Tahiti 1834-1984 - Chap. IX. DEUXIÈME PARTIE L'APPEL DES ÎLES LOINTAINES". Paroisse de la Cathédrale de Papeete. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
4. "Bio-bibliographie C". Paroisse de la Cathédrale de Papeete. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

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