Petrus Guérin du Rocher

Petrus Guérin du Rocher was born in Sainte-Honorine-la-Guillaume in 1731.[1] He was a priest of the Jesuits.[2] He taught philosophy at Bourges in 1762, before travelling around Italy, Germany and Poland, developing theories of biblical Exegesis, which contradicted the Encyclopédistes.[3] His work saw him become director of a house of new converts in Paris and Queen Marie Antoinettechose him as her Confessor.[3]

Blessed

Petrus Guérin du Rocher
Born(1731-03-01)1 March 1731
Sainte-Honorine-la-Guillaume, France
Died2 September 1792(1792-09-02) (aged 61)
Carmes Prison,Paris, France
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified17 October 1926, Saint Peter's Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Pius XI
FeastSeptember 2
Not to be confused with Robert Guérin du Rocher.

On the 2nd September 1792 he was one of the priests, along with his brother Robert Guérin du Rocher killed by a mob in the September Massacres.[4][5] 134 years later he and his fellow Holy September Martyrs were beatified by Pope Pius XI in October 1926[6]

References
  1. "Andreas Abel Alricy und Gefährten - Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon". www.heiligenlexikon.de.
  2. "Society of Jesus (S.J./S.I.)". GCatholic.
  3. "Blessed Peter Guérin du Rocher | The Society of Jesus". www.jesuits.global.
  4. "Saint/s of the Day – 2 September – The September Martyrs of the French Revolution Died 1792". September 2, 2021.
  5. "Blessed Robert Guérin du Rocher | The Society of Jesus". www.jesuits.global.
  6. Martyrologium Romanum, 2004, pp. 492–493
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