Robert Saumont
Layman, died at Halberstadt
Who they were
Robert Saumont was a layman born at Oissel on 18 January 1919 and baptised conditionally on 17 May; taken prisoner and sent in 1940 to Stalag VI G at Cologne, he drew close from 1942 to the Scout groups there and became one of their leaders, was declared a transformed prisoner on 28 August 1943 and made his Scout promise on 16 January 1944. After several arrests he died at Halberstadt on 9 April 1945, aged 26. 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 prisoner who became a leader of the Christian Scout groups in his camp, he died at Halberstadt at 26.
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.