Pierre Gabilhaud
Parish priest of Saint-Christophe in the diocese of Limoges, martyr
Who they were
The decree on martyrdom describes him as parish priest of Saint-Christophe in the diocese of Limoges, born on 26 July 1747 and dead on 13 August; the Roman Martyrology says he was held in a prison ship off Rochefort in France for his priesthood during the French Revolution and died worn out by hunger and sickness. He was beatified on 1 October 1995 by John Paul II, among Jean-Baptiste Souzy and his sixty-three companions whose martyrdom in 1794-1795 the decree declared.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology says he was held in a prison ship for his priesthood and died worn out by hunger and sickness.
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.
Connected on this site
- Jean-Baptiste Souzy Blessed“He was beatified on 1 October 1995 by John Paul II, among Jean-Baptiste Souzy and his sixty-three companions whose martyrdom in 1794-1795 the decree declared.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 87 (1995), p. 203 - decree on martyrdom
- Roman Martyrology, 13 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 1 October 1995
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.