Blessed René-Julien Massey

Also known as

• Renatus Massey

Memorial

• 2 September

Profile

Benedictine Maurist monk and priest at Saint Melanis monastery at Rennes, France. Prior of Saint Florent de Saumur monastery. One of the Martyrs of September.

Born

• 1732 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France

Died

• martyred on 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
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed René-Julien Massey”. Saints.SQPN.com. 23 June 2012. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-rene-julien-massey/>