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Blessed Christian Lemarchand

Blessed Christian Lemarchand

Blessed Christian Lemarchand

Also known as: Brother Bruno; one of the Monks of Tibhirine

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

21-May

Born

1 March 1930 in Saint-Maixent, Deux-Sèvres, 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 Lemarchand, also known as Brother Bruno, was born on 1 March 1930 in Saint-Maixent, Deux-Sèvres, France. He was the son of a career soldier and spent part of his youth in Indochina (modern Vietnam) and Algeria, where he experienced different cultures and developed a deep sense of spirituality.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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

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