Louis Leroy (missionary)
Louis Leroy OMI (born October 8, 1923 in Ducey , Manche department , France , † April 18, 1961 in Ban Pha , Xieng Khouang Province , Laos ) was a French oblate of the Immaculate Virgin Mary . He is a blessed of the Catholic Church.
Life
Louis Leroy was born into a farming family in Normandy. At the age of 25 he entered the novitiate of the Oblates at La Brosse-Montceaux . In 1955 his order sent him to Laos as a missionary. After arriving in November 1955, he was assigned the Xieng Khouang Mission . He learned the Lao language and from 1957 was a pastor in Ban Pha. On April 18, 1961, he suffered martyrdom.
beatification
The beatification process for Louis Leroy OMI was initiated in 2008, along with that for 14 other martyrs . The postulator was Fr. Roland Jacques OMI.
On December 11, 2016, Louis Leroy was beatified with 16 other martyrs in Vientiane by Cardinal Orlando Quevedo OMI.
Footnotes
- ↑ Press release in the Orden-online portal: Beatification process for 15 martyrs opened ( Memento of the original from April 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , November 8, 2008, accessed December 13, 2016.
- ↑ La Croix: Dix missionnaires français béatifiés au Laos , accessed on December 13, 2016.
Web links
- Canonization process opened for 15 martyrs in Laos - Catholic magazine for church and culture
- The Oblate Martyrs of Laos
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leroy, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman, Oblate of the Immaculate Virgin Mary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ducey , Manche department , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 1961 |
| Place of death | Ban Pha , Xieng Khouang Province , Laos |