Blessed 19 martyrs of Algeria | |
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| Priests; Bishop; Religious; Martyrs | |
| Born | Various Various places |
| Died | 1994 to 1996 Various places (all in Algeria) |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 8 December 2018, Notre-Dame de Santa Cruz, Oran, Algeria by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu |
| Feast | 8 May |
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The 19 martyrs of Algeria were a group of nineteen individuals slain in Algeria between 1994 and 1996 during the Algerian Civil War.[1] They all were priests or professed religious belonging to religious congregations, including seven Trappist Cistercian monks; one was a bishop. Their nations of origin were France (15), French protectorate of Tunisia (1), Spain (2), and Belgium (1).[2]
Their collective cause for beatification opened on 31 March 2007 titling them all as Servants of God. Pope Francis confirmed their beatification in 2018 and the group was beatified in Oran on 8 December 2018.
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