Jacques Hamel
French Catholic Priest, Martyr and Servant of God
Who they were
Jacques Hamel (French pronunciation: [ʒak amɛl]; 30 November 1930 – 26 July 2016) was a French Catholic priest who served in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray. On 26 July 2016, Hamel was murdered during the 2016 Normandy church attack by two Muslim men pledging allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant while Hamel celebrated Mass in his church.
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The miracles
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
Jacques Hamel is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Diocese of Rouen: the cause of Jacques Hamel.
- santiebeati.it - Servo di Dio Jacques Hamel — Darnetal 30 November 1930 - Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray 26 July 2016; priest murdered at the altar, Servant of God (cause opened by the Archdiocese of Rouen).
- Wikidata Q26086606 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Jacques Hamel (CC BY-SA)
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