Jean Perriolat
Layman, died at Mauthausen
Who they were
Jean Perriolat was a layman born at Romans on 12 June 1920 and baptised there on 15 August; he did various jobs, became an active member of the Young Christian Workers and from 27 March 1941 was engaged in the Youth Works. Recruited for the compulsory labour service in March 1943 and sent to Hirschberg, he was arrested there by the Gestapo for his activity on 23 November 1944 and died at Mauthausen on 14 April 1945, aged 24. 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
He was arrested by the Gestapo at Hirschberg for his Christian activity, and died at Mauthausen at 24.
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.