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Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Cormier
BlessedFull write-up
Born
1732
Died
1794
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Laval in France, Blesseds Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Cormier and thirteen companions, priests and martyrs, who for their steadfast fidelity to the Catholic Church during the French Revolution died by the guillotine.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 21 January as one of the priests guillotined at Laval during the French Revolution for fidelity to the Church.
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
- André Duliou Blessed“At Laval in France, Blesseds Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Cormier and thirteen companions, priests and martyrs, who for their steadfast fidelity to the Catholic Church during the French Revolution died by the guillotine.” — this site's research
- Augustin-Emmanuel Philippot Blessed“At Laval in France, Blesseds Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Cormier and thirteen companions, priests and martyrs, who for their steadfast fidelity to the Catholic Church during the French Revolution died by the guillotine.” — this site's research
- Francis Duschesne Blessed“At Laval in France, Blesseds Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Cormier and thirteen companions, priests and martyrs, who for their steadfast fidelity to the Catholic Church during the French Revolution died by the guillotine.” — this site's research
- Francois Migoret-Lamberdiere Blessed“At Laval in France, Blesseds Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Cormier and thirteen companions, priests and martyrs, who for their steadfast fidelity to the Catholic Church during the French Revolution died by the guillotine.” — this site's research
- François Duchesne Blessed“He was beatified on 19 June 1955 by Pius XII, among Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Cormier and his companions.” — this site's research
- Jacques André Blessed“At Laval in France, Blessed Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Cormier and thirteen companions, priests and martyrs, who for their steadfast fidelity to the Catholic Church during the French Revolution died by the guillotine.” — this site's research
- Jean-Baptiste Triquerie Blessed“At Laval in France, Blesseds Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Cormier and thirteen companions, priests and martyrs, who for their steadfast fidelity to the Catholic Church during the French Revolution died by the guillotine.” — this site's research
- Jean-Marie Gallot Blessed“He was beatified on 19 June 1955 by Pius XII, among Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Cormier and his companions.” — this site's research
- Joseph Pellé Blessed“At Laval in France, Blesseds Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Cormier and thirteen companions, priests and martyrs, who for their steadfast fidelity to the Catholic Church during the French Revolution died by the guillotine.” — this site's research
- Julien Moulé Blessed“At Laval in France, Blessed Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Cormier and thirteen companions, priests and martyrs, who for their steadfast fidelity to the Catholic Church during the French Revolution died by the guillotine.” — this site's research
- Julien-François Morin de La Girardière Blessed“At Laval in France, Blesseds Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Cormier and thirteen companions, priests and martyrs, who for their steadfast fidelity to the Catholic Church during the French Revolution died by the guillotine.” — this site's research
- Louis Gastineau Blessed“He was beatified on 19 June 1955 by Pius XII, among Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Cormier and his companions.” — this site's research
2 more
- Pierre Thomas of Laval Blessed“At Laval in France, Blessed Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Cormier and thirteen companions, priests and martyrs, who for their steadfast fidelity to the Catholic Church during the French Revolution died by the guillotine.” — this site's research
- René-Louis Ambroise Blessed“At Laval in France, Blesseds Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Cormier and thirteen companions, priests and martyrs, who for their steadfast fidelity to the Catholic Church during the French Revolution died by the guillotine.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 21 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q29614155 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.