Blessed Jean-Baptiste-Ignace-Pierre Vernoy de Montjournal
Profile
Priest in the diocese of Moulins, France. Canon of Moulins. During the French Revolution he was arrested and sentenced to forced labour for the crime of being a priest. Imprisoned on a ship anchored off shore, he was tortured repeatedly, starved and left to die. One of the Martyrs of the Hulks of Rochefort.
Born
- 17 November 1736 in Molins, Allier, France
- 1 June 1794 aboard the prison galley Deux-Associés in port at Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France of general abuse and neglect
- 2 July 1994 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Jean-Baptiste-Ignace-Pierre Vernoy de Montjournal“. CatholicSaints.Info. 4 July 2023. Web. 23 April 2024. <>