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Blessed Antoine Auriel

Also known as: Constant

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

June 16

Born

April 19, 1764

Died

June 16, 1794

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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