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Claude-Barnabé Laurent de Mascloux
Canon of the collegiate church of Le Dorat, martyr of the French Revolution
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1794
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
He was a canon of the college of canons of Le Dorat in the diocese of Limoges, born on 11 June 1735. Arrested in the French Revolution because he was a priest and held on the prison ships off Rochefort, he died for Christ on 7 September, gravely ill from hunger.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology for 7 September names him a blessed priest and martyr who died on a prison ship anchored off Rochefort.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 7 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 87 (1995) - decree on the martyrdom
- Wikidata R734d916a — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.