Blessed Modestemarie Burgen
Also known as: Bougue
Feast Day
16-May
Born
Bourgogne, Marne, France
Died
13 May 1799 in Casamari Abbey, Veroli, Frosinone, Italy
Beatified
17 April 2021 by Pope Francis; the beatification recognition was celebrated in the Cistercian Abbey of Casamari, Veroli, Italy
Venerated
26 May 2020 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Modestemarie Burgen, also known as Bougue, was a Trappist monk at the Abbey of Settefonti in Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy. Born in Bourgogne, Marne, France, his early life and upbringing remain largely unknown. However, it was during the tumultuous era of the French Revolution that Blessed Modestemarie's name became associated with valor and sacrifice.
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