Martyrs of the French Revolution of the Congregation of the Mission

Francisco Javier Fernández ChentoLouis Joseph François, Pierre-René RogueLeave a Comment

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Author: Several authors .

This extensive testament to the Vincentian martyrs of the French revolution is presented for your edification. Thomas Davitt, C.M., made a presentation on three of the martyrs to the International Formation Center (CIF) and we have added material that was prepared when John Paul II added two more Vincentians to the list for celebration on September 2. We begin with Davitt’s presentation.


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In France the period of the Revolution is complex and difficult to understand in detail. For our purposes it is enough to say that it gradually took on a very anti-religious aspect, and in particular … Read More

Pierre-René Rogue

Francisco Javier Fernández ChentoPierre-René RogueLeave a Comment

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Author: Thomas Davitt · Year of first publication: 1980 · Source: Colloque, Journal of the Irish Province of the Congregation of the Mission, no. 3.
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To his mother he was “Renotte”, to the townsfolk of Vannes he was “the wee priest”. He was only 4’ 11” in height, and at the time of his death at the age of thirty-eight … Read More