Pierre de Porcaro
French cleric (1904–1945)
Who they were
The Abbé Pierre de Porcaro (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ də pɔʁkaʁɔ]; August 1904 – 12 March 1945) was a French Roman Catholic priest who worked as an undercover minister during the Second World War. He was eventually captured by the Nazis and died in Dachau concentration camp.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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The cause
Pierre de Porcaro has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Diocese of Versailles: the cause of Pierre de Porcaro.
- Santi, beati e testimoni - BeatoPietro de Porcaro — Santiebeati.it, the Italian Catholic saints dictionary, carries a full entry: BeatoPietro de Porcaro - Sacerdote e martire | Dinan, Francia, 10 agosto 1904 - Dachau, Germania, 12 marzo 1945.
- Wikidata Q7192519 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Pierre de Porcaro (CC BY-SA)
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