Louis Didion
Layman, died at Buchenwald
Who they were
Louis Didion was a layman born at Ghyvelde on 2 May 1917 and baptised there on 6 May; a Scout, he took part as a worker in the apostolate in the prison camps alongside the priests Roger Pannier and Edmond Cléton, and for this he was arrested on 18 July 1944. He died at Buchenwald on 16 February 1945, aged 27. 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 for taking part in the Christian apostolate among prisoners, and died at Buchenwald at 27.
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.