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Gervais-Protais Brunel
Cistercian priest, prior of the abbey of Mortagne, martyr
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
1 October 1995
by John Paul II
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
The decree on martyrdom describes him as a priest of the Cistercian Order and prior of the abbey of Mortagne, born on 18 June 1744 and dead on 20 August. 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
Named in the decree on the martyrdom of Jean-Baptiste Souzy and sixty-three companions (1794-1795).
Connected on this site
- 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
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 87 (1995), p. 205 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 1 October 1995
- Wikidata Re0faa38e — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.