Blessed Jeanbaptistexavier Loir
Also known as: Jacques-Louis of Besançon
Feast Day
19-May
Born
11 March 1720 in Besançon, Doubs, France
Died
19 May 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés, in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France; from the position of his corpse, he apparently died while in prayer
Beatified
1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
2 July 1994 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Jeanbaptistexavier Loir, also known as Jacques-Louis of Besançon, was born on 11 March 1720 in Besançon, Doubs, France. He was the son of Jacques-Louis Loir, the director of the mint in Besançon, and Elizabeth Juliot. Jeanbaptistexavier was baptized on the day of his birth, and he was the sixth of their eight children.
Cause for Canonization
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