Saint Solomon Le Clerq
Also known as: Guillaume-Nicolas-Louis Leclerq; Nicholas Leclerq; Salomon Leclerq; Salomone LeClercq; Solomon Leclerq
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
September 2
Born
November 14, 1745
Died
September 2, 1792
Canonized
16 October 2016 by Pope Francis
Beatified
17 October 1926 by Pope Pius XI
Biography
Saint Solomon Le Clerq, also known as Guillaume-Nicolas-Louis Leclerq, Nicholas Leclerq, Salomon Leclerq, Salomone LeClercq, and Solomon Leclerq, was born on 14 November 1745 in Boulogne-ser-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France, to a wealthy French wine merchant. Despite his father's wish for him to join the family business, Nicholas felt a strong calling to the religious life from an early age....
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