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Michel Fleury

French monk in Algeria, martyr, blessed (1944-1996)

BlessedFranceOrder of Cistercians of the Strict Observance

Feast: 8 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
1944
Died
1996
Beatified
2018
unverified
Canonised
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not yet

Who they were

The 19 martyrs of Algeria were a group of nineteen individuals slain in Algeria between 1994 and 1996 during the Algerian Civil War. They all were religious priests or religious sisters , including seven Trappist monks one was a bishop. Their nations of origin were France (15), French protectorate of Tunisia (1), Spain (2), and Belgium (1).

Summary of the Wikipedia article 19 martyrs of Algeria, which covers Michel Fleury with others (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.

The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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The cause

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Sources
  • Santi, beati e testimoni - BeatoMichel Fleury — Santiebeati.it, the Italian Catholic saints dictionary, carries a full entry: BeatoMichel Fleury - Religioso trappista, martire | Sainte-Anne-sur-Brivet, Francia, 21 maggio 1944 – Médéa, Algeria, 21 maggio 1996.
  • Wikidata Q96023273 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)

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