Blessed Françoise Bonneau

Memorial

• 1 February
• 2 January as one of the Martyrs of Anjou

Profile

Lay woman in the diocese of Angers, France. Martyred in the persecutions of the French Revolution.

Born

• c.1763 in Saint-Léger-en-Anjou (a.k.a. Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet), Maine-et-Loire, France

Died

• martyred on 1 February 1794 at 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 Françoise, 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

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Françoise Bonneau“. Saints.SQPN.com. 30 January 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <>