Claude-Barnabé de Laurent de Mascloux
Canon of Le Dorat in the diocese of Limoges, martyr
Who they were
The decree on martyrdom describes him as a canon of the collegiate chapter of Le Dorat in the diocese of Limoges, born on 11 June 1735 and dead on 7 September; the Roman Martyrology remembers him with François d'Oudinot de la Boissière, arrested during the French Revolution for their priesthood, put aboard a prison ship off Rochefort and dying there gravely ill from hunger. 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
The Roman Martyrology says he was arrested for his priesthood, put under naval arrest and died of hunger and grave illness.
Connected on this site
- François d'Oudinot de la Boissière Blessed“The decree on martyrdom describes him as a canon of the collegiate chapter of Le Dorat in the diocese of Limoges, born on 11 June 1735 and dead on 7 September; the Roman Martyrology remembers him with François d'Oudinot de la Boissière, arrested during the French Revolution for their priesthood, put aboard a prison…” — this site's research
- 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
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 87 (1995), p. 203 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 1 October 1995
- Wikidata R52594330 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.