Françoise Suhard

Who they were

The apostolic letter of beatification lists her as the ninety-seventh of the ninety-nine martyrs of the diocese of Angers, 'Suhard Francisca vidua Menard', the widow of Ménard, and the Roman Martyrology for 16 April names her among the blessed widows put to death at Angers.

She was beatified in Rome on 19 February 1984 by John Paul II with Guillaume Repin and his ninety-eight companions.

The miracles

As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.

Why that counted as sanctity

The apostolic letter records that their fellow citizens held and called them martyrs immediately after their violent death and invoked them as intercessors before God.

Connected on this site

• Guillaume Repin Blessed
  “She was beatified in Rome on 19 February 1984 by John Paul II with Guillaume Repin and his ninety-eight companions.” — this site's research
• Madeleine Sallé Blessed
  “Their names are: Blesseds Renée Bourgeais, Jeanne Gourdon, Marie Gingueneau, Françoise Michoneau, Jeanne Onillon, Renée Séchet, Marie Roger, Françoise Suhard and Jeanne Thomas, widows; Madeleine Cady, Marie Piou, Perrine Renée Pottier, Renée Rigault, Jeanne Marie Leduc and Madeleine Sallé, wives; Marie Geneviève…” — this site's research
• Marguerite Robin Blessed
  “Their names are: Blesseds Renée Bourgeais, Jeanne Gourdon, Marie Gingueneau, Françoise Michoneau, Jeanne Onillon, Renée Séchet, Marie Roger, Françoise Suhard and Jeanne Thomas, widows; Madeleine Cady, Marie Piou, Perrine Renée Pottier, Renée Rigault, Jeanne Marie Leduc and Madeleine Sallé, wives; Marie Geneviève…” — this site's research
• Marie Geneviève Poulain de la Forestrie Blessed
  “Their names are: Blesseds Renée Bourgeais, Jeanne Gourdon, Marie Gingueneau, Françoise Michoneau, Jeanne Onillon, Renée Séchet, Marie Roger, Françoise Suhard and Jeanne Thomas, widows; Madeleine Cady, Marie Piou, Perrine Renée Pottier, Renée Rigault, Jeanne Marie Leduc and Madeleine Sallé, wives; Marie Geneviève…” — this site's research
• Marie Roger Blessed
  “Their names are: Blesseds Renée Bourgeais, Jeanne Gourdon, Marie Gingueneau, Françoise Michoneau, Jeanne Onillon, Renée Séchet, Marie Roger, Françoise Suhard and Jeanne Thomas, widows; Madeleine Cady, Marie Piou, Perrine Renée Pottier, Renée Rigault, Jeanne Marie Leduc and Madeleine Sallé, wives; Marie Geneviève…” — this site's research
• Perrine Laurent Blessed
  “Their names are: Blesseds Renée Bourgeais, Jeanne Gourdon, Marie Gingueneau, Françoise Michoneau, Jeanne Onillon, Renée Séchet, Marie Roger, Françoise Suhard and Jeanne Thomas, widows; Madeleine Cady, Marie Piou, Perrine Renée Pottier, Renée Rigault, Jeanne Marie Leduc and Madeleine Sallé, wives; Marie Geneviève…” — this site's research