Jacques Fesch
French murderer and Servant of God (1930–1957)
Who they were
Jacques Fesch (6 April 1930 – 1 October 1957) was a French criminal who was convicted of the murder of police officer Jean Vergne in February 1954. While awaiting execution in prison, Fesch became such a devout Catholic that he has since been proposed as a candidate for sainthood.
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The miracles
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
- Wikidata Q934377 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Jacques Fesch (CC BY-SA)
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