Father jacques berthieu biography channel

          Jacques Berthieu was born in France on 27 November , in Montlogis, France.

          A Jesuit missionary Jacques was fearless in his commitment to sharing the Gospel with the people of Madagascar, even in the face of certain..

          Jacques Berthieu

          French Roman Catholic saint

          Jacques Berthieu, SJ (born 27 November at Polminhac, Cantal, France; died 8 June at Ambiatibe, Madagascar), was a French Jesuit, priest and missionary in Madagascar.

          He died during the Menalamba rebellion of Berthieu was 57 years old. He is the first martyr of Madagascar to be beatified.

          And that's what happened.

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        2. A Jesuit missionary Jacques was fearless in his commitment to sharing the Gospel with the people of Madagascar, even in the face of certain.
        3. This print captures the image of Saint Father Jacques Berthieu, the first martyr of Madagascar.
        4. Jacques Berthieu, SJ, who served in Madagascar.

          5. He was canonized a saint by Pope Benedict XVI, along with others, at a papal canonization Mass on 21 October , during a meeting of the Catholic Synod of Bishops.

          Biography

          Jacques Berthieu was born on 27 November in the area of Montlogis, in Polminhac, in the Auvergne in central France, the son of deeply Christian farmers of modest means.

          His childhood was spent working and studying, surrounded by his family. The early death of an older sister left him the oldest of six children.[1] He studied at the seminary of Saint-Flour and was ordained to the priesthood for the diocese on 21 May His bishop, de Pompignac, named him vicar in Roanne