Gabriel Pergaud
Canon regular of Saint Augustine, martyr
Who they were
The decree on martyrdom describes him as a priest of the Order of Canons Regular of Saint Augustine, born on 29 October 1752 and dead on 21 July; the Roman Martyrology says that as a canon regular of Beaulieu in the territory of Saint-Brieuc he was dragged out of the abbey during the French Revolution because of his priesthood and, thrown into prison aboard a ship off Rochefort, won the crown of martyrdom struck down by disease. He was beatified on 1 October 1995 by John Paul II, among Jean-Baptiste Souzy and his sixty-three companions whose martyrdom in 1794-1795 the decree declared.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology says he was dragged from his abbey for his priesthood and won the crown of martyrdom struck down by disease.
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 his sixty-three companions whose martyrdom in 1794-1795 the decree declared.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 87 (1995), p. 48 - decree on martyrdom
- Roman Martyrology, 21 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 1 October 1995
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.