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Blessed Henri Vergès
Blessed Henri Vergès

Blessed Henri Vergès

Also known as: Enric Vergés

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

8-May

Born

15 July 1930 in Matemale, Pyrénées-Orientales, France

Died

Shot twice in the head on 8 May 1994 in the Archdiocese library on Ben Cheneb Street in the Kasbah in Algiers, Algeria; funeral Mass celebrated at the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa; buried in Algiers on 12 May 1994

Beatified

8 December 2018 by Pope Francis

Venerated

26 January 2018 by Pope France (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Henri Vergès, also known as Enric Vergés, was born on 15 July 1930 in Matemale, Pyrénées-Orientales, France. From an early age, he received his education from the Marist Brothers of the Schools, beginning his studies at the age of 12 in Espirá de l’Aglí and later in Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, both located in France.

Cause for Canonization

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