Pierre Jarrige de La Morelie de Puyredo
Who they were
In a foul galley off Rochefort in France, Blessed Pierre Jarrige de La Morelie de Puyredon, priest, who during the persecution against the Church died for Christ, long exposed to the scorching violence of the sun.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 12 August as a priest who died for Christ on a prison ship off Rochefort.
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.
- Roman Martyrology, 12 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q114349644 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.