Bl. Michel Fleury Biography
Bl. Michel Fleury Profile. Born: 21 May 1944 in France, Europe. Worked in Algeria. Died: 21 May 1996 in Algeria. Feast Day is celebrated on May 21.
Bl. Michel Fleury 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 | 21 May 1944 |
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| Country of Birth | France in Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Blesseds who were Monks |
| Profession | Trappist 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 Michel Fleury was born in a poor peasant family. In 1971 he joined the Prado congregation and worked as a miller in Lyon and Marseilles in France. Michel became a Trappist monk in Bellefontaine Abbey in 1981 and moved to Algeria in 1985, where he worked as a cook and housekeeper of the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine, near Médéa.
He was among the seven monks who were abducted during the civil war in Algeria during the night of March 26-27, 1996. They were detained for two months and then murdered because they were Christians.
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