Jean Bernier
Layman, died at Emmendingen
Who they were
Jean Bernier was a layman born at Haironville on 24 June 1920 and baptised on 5 July; he enlisted in 1938, was captured on 17 June 1940 and sent to Cologne, where he became the right hand of Father Pierre Harignordoquy and made his Scout promise on 6 September 1942. On 3 October 1943 he said he felt called to the priesthood, but he was arrested by the Gestapo on 6 August 1944 and died at Emmendingen on 17 June 1945, aged 25. He was beatified on 13 December 2025 by Pope Leo XIV.
The miracles
The source does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A prisoner who led the Christian life of his camp and felt called to the priesthood, he was arrested by the Gestapo and died at 25.
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.
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - cayre-cendrier-vallee-mestre-e-46-compagni
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 December 2025
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.