Christian Chessel
French Catholic priest
Who they were
The 19 martyrs of Algeria were a group of nineteen individuals slain in Algeria between 1994 and 1996 during the Algerian Civil War. They all were religious priests or religious sisters , including seven Trappist monks one was a bishop. Their nations of origin were France (15), French protectorate of Tunisia (1), Spain (2), and Belgium (1).
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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