Maurice Grandet
Layman, died at Buchenwald
Who they were
Maurice Grandet was a layman born at Le Havre on 3 April 1920 and baptised on 22 August in the church of Sainte-Cécile; he joined the Young Christian Workers in 1938 and led his parish group. Engaged by the Organisation Todt at the end of 1942, he left for Cologne with the compulsory labour service on 20 July 1943 and died at Buchenwald on 12 October 1944, 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
A parish leader of the Young Christian Workers at Le Havre, he was sent to Cologne for forced labour and died at Buchenwald 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.