Blessed Jeanbaptiste Malo

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

28-Mar

Born

2 June 1889 in La Grigonnais, Loire-Atlantique, France

Died

28 March 1954 in Vinh Hoi, Vu Quang, Hà Tinh, Vietnam

Beatified

11 December 2016 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated in Vientiane, Laos, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

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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