Blessed Jeanbaptiste Malo
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
March 28
Born
June 2, 1889
Died
March 28, 1954
Beatified
11 December 2016 by Pope Francis
Venerated
5 June 2015 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Jeanbaptiste Malo, also known as Father Jean-Baptiste Malo, was a member of the Paris Foreign Missions Society, a Catholic religious organization dedicated to spreading the faith and evangelizing in foreign lands. He was born on June 2, 1889, in La Grigonnais, Loire-Atlantique, France.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2016-12-11 by 11 December 2016 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated in Vientiane, Laos, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
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