Bl. Christian Lemarchand Biography
Bl. Christian Lemarchand Profile. Born: 1 March 1930 in France, Europe. Worked in Algeria. Died: 21 May 1996 in Algeria. Feast Day is celebrated on May 21.
Bl. Christian Lemarchand Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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| Date of Birth | 1 March 1930 |
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| Country of Birth | France in Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Blesseds who were Monks |
| Profession | soldier, Monk |
| Place of Work | Algeria |
| Date of Death | 21 May 1996 |
| Place of Death | Algeria |
| Feast Day | May 21 |
| Beatification | Beatified by Pope Francis on 8 December 2018 |
| Canonization | Canonized by N/A |
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Blessed’s Biography
Blessed Christian Lemarchand was the son of a soldier. Converted to Christianity and lived part of his youth in Indochina Vietnam and Algeria. For fourteen years, he was the director of the Saint-Charles College of Thonars (Deux-Sèvres). In 1981 Christian joined the Trappists in the abbey of Bellefontaine and moved to Algeria and Morocco in 1990. He was among the monks Captured during the night of 26 to 27 March 1996 during the civil war in Algeria. They were detained for two months and then murdered because they were Christians.
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