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Blessed Christian De Chergé
Blessed Christian De Chergé

Blessed Christian De Chergé

Also known as: Charles-Marie Christian de Chergé; one of the Monks of Tibhirine

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

21-May

Born

18 January 1937 in Colmar, Haut-Rhin, France

Died

21 May 1996 near Médéa, Algeria; his head was discovered on 31 May 1996, but they bodies have not been found; buried in the cemetery of the monastery at Tibhirine on 4 June 1996

Beatified

8 December 2018 by Pope Francis

Venerated

26 January 2018 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Christian de Chergé, also known as Charles-Marie Christian de Chergé, was born on January 18, 1937, in Colmar, Haut-Rhin, France. He hailed from an aristocratic French family with a strong military tradition. His father, a general, served as the commander of the 67th Artillery Regiment of Africa. Charles spent a significant part of his childhood in Algeria before his family eventually returned to France.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2018-12-08 by 8 December 2018 by Pope Francis
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