Blessed Ambroise-Augustin Chevreux

Also known as

• Augustin Ambrosius Chevreux
• Augustine Ambrose Chevreux

Memorial

• 2 September

Profile

Benedictine priest. Last superior-general of the French Benedictine Congregation of Saint Maur (the Maurists). Imprisoned with other clerics at the Carmelite monastery in Paris, France during the French Revolution. One of the Martyrs of September.

Born

• 13 February 1728 in Orléans, Loiret, France

Died

• martyred on 2 September 1792 at Paris, France

Venerated

• 1 October 1926 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 17 October 1926 by Pope Pius XI

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Ambrose, contact
     Association “Le Souvenir des Martyrs de Septembre 1792″
     70, rue de Vaugirard
     75006 Paris, FRANCE

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Ambroise-Augustin Chevreux”. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 August 2010. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-ambroise-augustin-chevreux/>