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Pierre de Porcaro
French cleric (1904–1945)
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Born
1904
Died
1945
Beatified
13 December 2025
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Canonised
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Who they were
The Abbé Pierre de Porcaro (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ də pɔʁkaʁɔ]; August 1904 – 12 March 1945) was a French Roman Catholic priest who worked as an undercover minister during the Second World War. He was eventually captured by the Nazis and died in Dachau concentration camp.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Wikidata Q7192519 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Pierre de Porcaro (CC BY-SA)
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