Blessed Jacques Burin

Memorial

• 17 October
• 21 January (as one of the Blessed Martyrs of Laval)

Profile

Priest in the diocese of Le Mans, France. Martyred in the French Revolution.

Born

• 6 January 1756 in Champfleur, Sarthe, France

Died

• 17 October 1794 in Laval, Mayenne, France

Venerated

• 3 May 1955 by Pope Pius XII (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 19 June 1955 by Pope Pius XII at Rome, Italy

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to this Cause, contact
     Diocèse de Laval
     27, rue du Cardinal-Suhard
     BP 1225
     53012 Laval CEDEX, FRANCE

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Jacques Burin“. Saints.SQPN.com. 21 January 2013. Web. 20 May 2013. <>