Jacques Laigneau de Langellerie
Priest, martyr at Angers
Who they were
The decree on martyrdom lists him among the priests of the group of Guillaume Repin and ninety-eight companions, killed in hatred of the faith in 1793-1794. He was beatified on 19 February 1984 by John Paul II, among Guillaume Repin and ninety-eight companions killed in hatred of the faith in 1793-1794.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
Named among the priests in the decree on the martyrdom of Guillaume Repin and ninety-eight companions.
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“The decree on martyrdom lists him among the priests of the group of Guillaume Repin and ninety-eight companions, killed in hatred of the faith in 1793-1794.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 69 (1977), p. 293 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 19 February 1984
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.