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Francis Duschesne
French priest
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Born
1736
Died
1794
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Laval in France, Blesseds Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Cormier and thirteen companions, priests and martyrs, who for their steadfast fidelity to the Catholic Church during the French Revolution died by the guillotine. Among those named is Blessed Francis Duschesne.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 21 January as one of the priests guillotined at Laval during the French Revolution for fidelity to the Church.
Connected on this site
- Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Cormier Blessed“At Laval in France, Blesseds Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Cormier and thirteen companions, priests and martyrs, who for their steadfast fidelity to the Catholic Church during the French Revolution died by the guillotine.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 21 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q29635396 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.