Robert Guérin du Rocher

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Saint Peter's Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Pius XI
FeastSeptember 2

Robert Guérin du Rocher was born in

Jesuit priest.[2]

He did missionary work in the Middle east and eventually settled as a pastor in Salonika, before being expelled by the Ottomans.[3] On returning to France he bacmae spiritual director for the Sisters of the Visitation in Paris.[3]

On the 2nd September 1792 he was one of the priests, along with his older brother Petrus killed by a mob in the

beatified by Pope Pius XI in October 1926[5]

References

  1. ^ "Den salige Robert Guérin du Rocher (1736-1792)". Den katolske kirke.
  2. ^ "Robert Franciszek Guérin du Rocher SJ | Katalog Online 1.0".
  3. ^ a b c "Blessed Robert Guérin du Rocher | The Society of Jesus". www.jesuits.global.
  4. ^ "Saint/s of the Day – 2 September – The September Martyrs of the French Revolution Died 1792". September 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Martyrologium Romanum, 2004, pp. 492–493