⛪ Blessed René Lego - Priest & Martyr

⛪ Saint of the Day : January 1

⛪ Other Names : Renatus Lego

⛪ Memorial : 1 January • 2 January as one of the Martyrs of Anjou

⛪ Born : 5 October 1764 in La Flèche, Sarthe, France

⛪ Died : Beheaded on 1 January 1794 at Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France

Priest in the diocese of Angers, France. Martyred in the persecutions of the French Revolution for refusing to swear the oath imposed on the clergy by the secular Revolutionary government.

See Also : Blessed Jean-Baptiste Lego

Blessed René Lego, Pray for us !

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