Rémy Isoré
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Born22 January 1852
Bambecque, France
Bambecque, France
Died19 June 1900 (aged 48)
Wuyi, Hebei, China
Wuyi, Hebei, China
VeneratedinRoman Catholic Church
Beatified17 April 1956, Saint Peter's Square by Pope Pius XII
Saint Rémy Isoré SJ | |
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| Martyr | |
| Born | 22 January 1852 Bambecque, France |
| Died | 19 June 1900 (aged 48) Wuyi, Hebei, China |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 17 April 1956, Saint Peter's Square by Pope Pius XII |
| Canonized | 1 October 2000, Saint Peter's Square by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 19 June |
Rémy Isoré was a French Jesuit priest who was killed during Boxer Rebellion in China. He was declared a saint by Pope John Paul II in 2000.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Isoré was born in Bambecque, France on 22 January 1852. He studied to become a priest for his own diocese in the diocesan seminary at Cambrai. He decided to join Society of Jesus and so joined the Jesuit seminary at Saint-Acheul. He taught in the secondary school and also studied Theology in Jersey.[1][2][3][4][6]
