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Blessed Jeanbaptiste Menestrel

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

16-Aug

Born

5 December 1748 in Serécourt, Vosges, France

Died

16 August 1794 aboard the prison ship Washington, in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France of infections brought on by untreated open sores

Beatified

1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

2 July 1994 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Jeanbaptiste Menestrel, also known as Abbé Menestrel, was a Catholic priest in the diocese of Saint-Dié, France. He was born on December 5, 1748, in Serécourt, Vosges, France.

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