Charles-Arnould Hanus
Diocesan priest, martyr on the prison ships off Rochefort
Who they were
Dean of the collegiate church of Ligny in the diocese of Verdun, born on 19 October 1723. Shut up during the French Revolution in a cargo ship because of his priesthood, he was worn out and then struck by disease, and died on 28 August 1794. He was beatified on 1 October 1995 by John Paul II, among Jean-Baptiste Souzy and sixty-three companions who died on the prison ships off Rochefort.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology names him among the martyrs who died on the prison ships off Rochefort.
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
- Jean-Baptiste Souzy Blessed“He was beatified on 1 October 1995 by John Paul II, among Jean-Baptiste Souzy and sixty-three companions who died on the prison ships off Rochefort.” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 28 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 88 (1996) - beatification letter
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 87 (1995) - decree on the martyrdom
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.