Blessed Jeanbaptiste Fouque
Also known as: the Saint Vincent de Paul of Marseilles
Feast Day
5-Dec
Born
12 September 1851 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Died
5 December 1926 at the Saint John Hospital in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France of natural causes; re-interred at the Saint Joseph chapel of the hospital on 29 April 1993
Beatified
30 September 2018 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated in the Cathedral of Sainte-Marie-Majeure, Marseille, presided by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu
Venerated
21 December 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Jean-Baptiste Fouque, also known as the Saint Vincent de Paul of Marseilles, was born on 12 September 1851 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhåne, France. He grew up in a devout household, the son of Louis Fouque and Adèle Anne Remuzat. From a young age, Jean-Baptiste demonstrated a strong calling to the priesthood and pursued his education at the school run by Servant of God Joseph-Marie Timon-David.
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