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Blessed Antoine Auriel

Also known as: Constant

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

16-Jun

Born

19 April 1764 in Fajolles, Lot, France

Died

16 June 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés, in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France

Beatified

1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

2 July 1994 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Antoine Auriel, also known as Constant, was born on April 19, 1764, in Fajolles, Lot, France. He served as a priest and parochial vicar in the diocese of Cahors, France during a period of great turmoil in the country's history, the anti-Catholic persecutions of the French Revolution.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified1995-10-01 by 1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II

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