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Jacques André
priest and martyr at Laval
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Feast: 21 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Laval in France, Blessed 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 Jacques André.
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 among the priests guillotined at Laval for their fidelity to the Catholic Church during the French Revolution.
Connected on this site
- Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Cormier Blessed“At Laval in France, Blessed 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 Ra14b3237 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.