
Blessed Georgesedme René
Also known as: Giorgio Edmondo Renè
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
2-Oct
Died
5pm on 2 October 1794 aboard the prison ship Washington, in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France of tuberculosis
Beatified
1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
2 July 1994 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Georgesedme René, also known as Giorgio Edmondo Renè, was born in an unspecified date and location, the son of a lawyer. As a young man, he felt called to serve the Catholic Church and pursued his vocation to become a priest. He was ordained and served in the Archdiocese of Sens, France.
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