Antoine Fournier
Craftsman and layman, martyr of the French Revolution at Avrillé
Who they were
Antoine Fournier was a craftsman of the diocese of Angers who was shot at Avrillé, near Angers, in the time of the French Revolution for his faithfulness to the Church. He was beatified on 19 February 1984 by Pope John Paul II, with Guillaume Repin and the ninety-eight other martyrs of Angers.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He was one of the ninety-nine put to death at Angers and Avrillé in 1793 and 1794 for holding to the Catholic faith.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Guillaume Repin Blessed“He was beatified on 19 February 1984 by Pope John Paul II, with Guillaume Repin and the ninety-eight other martyrs of Angers.” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 12 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 76 (1984) - decree on the martyrdom of Guillaume Repin and 98 companions
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 77 (1985) - beatification letter
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.