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Blessed René Dubroux

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

19-Dec

Born

28 November 1914 in Haroué, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France

Died

19 December 1959 in Palay, Champasak, Laos

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 René Dubroux, a priest of the Paris Foreign Missions Society (Société des Missions Étrangères de Paris), dedicated his life to evangelization in Asia. Born in France, though the precise date and place remain unrecorded in the historical accounts, he embraced the vocation of missionary priest,

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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