Feast June 8
Saint Jacques Berthieu
Martyr · Feast June 8
Biography
Jacques Berthieu, SJ was a French Jesuit priest and missionary in Madagascar. He was murdered during the Menalamba rebellion of 1896. He is the first martyr of Madagascar to be beatified. He was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012.
Feast day
June 8
Birth date
1838-11-27
Death date
1896-06-08
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
21 October 2012
Canonized by
Pope Benedict XVI
Feast month
6
Wikidata qid
Q659194
Feast day of month
8