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Priest in the diocese of Rouen, France. Imprisoned on a ship in the harbor of Rochefort, France and left to die during the anti–Catholic persecutions of the French Revolution. One of the Martyrs of the Hulks of Rochefort.

Born

• 28 September 1749 in Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France

Died

• 15 July 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés, in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France

Venerated

• 2 July 1994 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Michel-Bernard Marchand“. CatholicSaints.Info. 4 July 2023. Web. 23 April 2024. <>