Blessed Antoine Fournier

Also known as

• Antonio

Memorial

• 12 January
• 2 January as one of the Martyrs of Anjou

Profile

Married lay man of the diocese of Angers, France. Martyred in the persecutions of the French Revolution.

Born

• 26 January 1736 in La Poitevinière, Maine-et-Loire, France

Died

• martyred on 12 January 1794 in Avrillé, Maine-et-Loire, France

Venerated

• 9 June 1983 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 19 February 1984 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Antoine, contact
     Diocèse d’Angers
     8, Place Monseigneur-Rumeau
     B.P. 246
     49002 Angers CEDEX 01, FRANCE

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Hagiography Circle
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Antoine Fournier“. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 January 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <>