Blessed Christophe Lebreton
Also known as: one of the Monks of Tibhirine
Feast Day
21-May
Born
11 October 1950 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France
Died
21 May 1996 near Médéa, Algeria; his head was discovered on 31 May 1996, but the rest of the body has 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 Christophe Lebreton, also known as one of the Monks of Tibhirine, was born on October 11, 1950, in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France. He was the seventh of twelve children in his family. In 1974, Christophe made the decision to join the Trappists, a contemplative monastic order.
Cause for Canonization
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