Jean-Baptiste Gerin (abbé Gerin)
French priest, parish priest of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Grenoble
Who they were
Parish priest of Grenoble Cathedral from 1835 until his death, he was famous as a confessor and for his care of the poor, orphans, prisoners and the sick.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
Bishop Jean-Marc Eychenne decreed the introduction of his cause in October 2023 and opened the diocesan phase of the beatification process on 25 November 2023 in Grenoble; an earlier cause begun in 1925 had lapsed in 1928.
The cause
Jean-Baptiste Gerin (abbé Gerin) 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 Jean-Baptiste Gerin (abbé Gerin).
- Accueil – Abbé Gerin (official cause website)
- À Grenoble, le « saint abbé Gerin » (+1863) – Codex Dei / Marie de Nazareth
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.