Henri Planchat
French Catholic priest
Who they were
Henri Planchat, born at Bourbon-Vendée on 8 November 1823, was the first priest of the Religious of St Vincent de Paul. He is honoured with four priests of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, among them Ladislas Radigue, Polycarpe Tuffier and Marcellin Rouchouze.
During the Paris Commune they were arrested at different times and places, held at the police barracks, then in the prisons of Mazas and La Grande Roquette. On 26 May 1871, in the 'Bloody Week', they were violently killed with rifles and blades, and their bodies mocked by the crowd.
The miracles
As martyrs they were beatified without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
Priests who were killed for their faith and priesthood in the violence of the Paris Commune.
The cause
Henri Planchat has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Religious of Saint Vincent de Paul: Blessed Henri Planchat.
Connected on this site
- Vincent de Paul Saint“Henri Planchat, born at Bourbon-Vendée on 8 November 1823, was the first priest of the Religious of St Vincent de Paul.” — this site's research
- Frézal Tardieu Blessed“He was one of the few religious who remained after the community evacuated during the Paris Commune; arrested on 12 April 1871, he was imprisoned and then shot on 26 May 1871 at rue Haxo, together with fellow Picpus Fathers, three Jesuits, a diocesan priest, a seminarian and Father Henri Planchat.” — this site's research
- Ladislas Radigue Blessed“He is honoured with four priests of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, among them Ladislas Radigue, Polycarpe Tuffier and Marcellin Rouchouze.” — this site's research
- Marcellin Rouchouze Blessed“He is honoured with four priests of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, among them Ladislas Radigue, Polycarpe Tuffier and Marcellin Rouchouze.” — this site's research
- Polycarpe Tuffier Blessed“He is honoured with four priests of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, among them Ladislas Radigue, Polycarpe Tuffier and Marcellin Rouchouze.” — this site's research
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Henri Planchat, Ladislas Radigue e 3 Compagni
- Wikidata Q21091583 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.