Blessed Apollinaris of Posat

Also known as

• Apollinaire from Pozat
• Apollinaris a Posat
• Apollinaris Morel von Posat
• Apollinaris Morel
• Apollinaris van Posat
• Jean-Jacques Morel

Memorial

• 2 September

Profile

Educated by the Jesuits. Joined the Capuchins in Zug, Switzerland in 1762. Priest, noted preacher, valued confessor, and instructor of young Capuchin priests. He began studying Eastern languages in Paris, France in 1788 to prepare for missionary work. The French Revolution broke out while he was in Paris. Father Apollinaris refused to take the oath of allegiance to the atheist regime, and was imprisoned in the Carmelite convent in Paris. He worked with and supported his fellow prisoners until his martydom. One of the Martyrs of September.

Born

• 12 June 1739 in Prez-vers-Noréaz, Fribourg, Switzerland as Jean-Jacques Morel

Died

• 2 September 1792 at the Hôtel des Carmes, 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

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Apollinaris of Posat“. Saints.SQPN.com. 7 April 2013. Web. 18 May 2013. <>