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Jacques Hamel
1930–2016
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Jacques Hamel was a French Catholic priest who served in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray. On 26 July 2016, Hamel was murdered during the 2016 Normandy church attack by two Muslim men pledging allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant while Hamel celebrated Mass in his church.
From Wikipedia, “Jacques Hamel”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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1930Born in Darnétal
2016Died in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray
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Born
30 November 1930
Darnétal
Died
26 July 2016
Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray
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Catholic priest
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