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50 Christian Martyrs Murdered by the Nazis Beatified at Notre-Dame De Paris

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On June 20, Pope Leo XIV officially recognized the martyrdom of these 50 French people - religious, seminarians and lay faithful who died in 1944 and 1945 - before announcing their beatification at the end of 2025.

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On June 20, Pope Leo XIV officially recognized the martyrdom of these 50 French people - religious, seminarians and lay faithful who died in 1944 and 1945 - before announcing their beatification at the end of 2025.

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IN PICTURES - During an exceptional mass in the cathedral, these clandestine “chaplains” engaged in a secret ecclesial mission in Germany are officially recognized as martyrs.

·Paris, France
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In Paris, the Cardinal of Luxembourg presides over Mass at Notre-Dame and praises the service of the witnesses of the Catholic Apostolate in Germany. With the...

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Nearly 2,500 people are expected in the cathedral to attend, on Saturday, December 13, a service given in honor of the members of the Saint Paul Mission, who died between 1944 and 1945 “in hatred of the faith”.

·Paris, France
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Fifty young Catholics, priests, religious and scouts, killed by the Nazis at the end of the Second World War because of their religion, will be honored by the Church. An opportunity to look back on a tragic episode that was unknown.

Romanesque Jean Perriolat was beatified in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on December 13 along with 49 other French Catholics killed by the Nazi regime during the Second World War. In Romans, around forty faithful attended a broadcast of the ceremony at the Parish House.

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franceinfo.fr broke the news in on Saturday, December 13, 2025.
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