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Joseph Bécavin
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Feast: 2 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1767
Died
1792
verified
Beatified
17 October 1926
by Pius XI
Canonised
—
not yet
Who they were
Joseph Bécavin was a priest of the diocese of Nantes, according to the papal letter that beatified him.
He was killed in Paris in September 1792, one of 191 priests, religious and laymen put to death in hatred of the faith for refusing the oath that the revolutionary government demanded of the clergy. Pius XI declared them Blessed on 17 October 1926.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
One of the martyrs of September 1792, killed in Paris for refusing to betray the Church.
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 18 (1926), pp. 415-425 - Pius XI, apostolic letter of 17 October 1926 beatifying the martyrs of September 1792
- Wikidata Q11730010 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.