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Charles-Arnaud Hanus
Dean of the collegiate chapter of Ligny in the diocese of Verdun, martyr
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
1 October 1995
by John Paul II
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
The decree on martyrdom describes him as dean of the collegiate chapter of the town of Ligny in the diocese of Verdun, born on 19 October 1723 and dead on 28 August. He was beatified on 1 October 1995 by John Paul II, among Jean-Baptiste Souzy and his sixty-three companions whose martyrdom in 1794-1795 the decree declared.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
Named in the decree on the martyrdom of Jean-Baptiste Souzy and sixty-three companions (1794-1795).
Connected on this site
- Jean-Baptiste Souzy Blessed“He was beatified on 1 October 1995 by John Paul II, among Jean-Baptiste Souzy and his sixty-three companions whose martyrdom in 1794-1795 the decree declared.” — this site's research
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 87 (1995), p. 48 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 1 October 1995
- Wikidata R4a92dc21 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.