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Jacques de Jésus (Lucien Bunel)
French Carmelite priest and school headmaster who died after deportation
Servant of GodFull write-upFrance
Born
20 January 1900
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Died
2 June 1945
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
A Discalced Carmelite who ran the school at Avon and hid Jewish pupils there, was deported and died at Linz in Austria shortly after the camp was liberated.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The nihil obstat came on 28 January 1997 and the diocesan inquiry opened at Meaux on 29 April 1997.
The cause
Jacques de Jésus (Lucien Bunel) is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Jacques de Jésus (Lucien Bunel).
Sources
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.