Martyrs Of The Hulks Of Rochefort

Beato Noëlhilaire Le Conte

Beato

Post-Congregation

Día de Fiesta

17-Aug

Nacimiento

3 October 1765 in Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, France

Fallecimiento

17 August 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés, in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France

Beatificado

1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II

Venerado

2 July 1994 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Biografía

Blessed Noëlhilaire Le Conte, son of a gardener, dedicated his life to the service of God within the Catholic Church. Ordained a priest in the Diocese of Bourges, France, he served faithfully before assuming the role of Director of Music at the Cathedral of Bruges. His ministry was tragically interrupted by the violent anti-Catholic persecutions of the French Revolution. In 1793, during the height of the Terror, he was imprisoned on a decommissioned ship, or "hulk," anchored in the harbor of Rochefort, France. Alongside other clergy and faithful, he was deliberately abandoned on this vessel to perish, a fate he endured with unwavering faith. Blessed Noëlhilaire Le Conte