Blessed Jeanbaptiste Souzy
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
27-Aug
Born
24 March 1732 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France
Died
27 August 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés, in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France
Beatified
1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
2 July 1994 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Jeanbaptiste Souzy, also known as Jean-Baptiste Souzy, was born on 24 March 1732 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France. He lived during a tumultuous time in French history, marked by the anti-Catholic persecutions of the French Revolution.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified1995-10-01 by 1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II
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