Blessed Jean of France

Memorial

Profile

Mercedarian friar. Travelling through Algiers and north Africa from 1398 to 1401, he was repeatedly abused and tortured, but freed 128 Christians who had been enslaved by Muslims.

Died

  • 1401 of natural causes
Additional Information

MLA Citation

  • “Blessed Jean of France“. CatholicSaints.Info. 29 December 2022. Web. 25 April 2024. <>