Jean-Baptiste Fouque, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French catholic priest
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Place of Birth: Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
About Jean-Baptiste Fouque
- Blessed Jean-Baptiste Fouque (19 September 1851 - 5 December 1926) was a French Roman Catholic priest.
- He tended to the poor during his time as a parish priest in Marseilles and was noted for his desire to create a large and free hospital for them.
- He achieved this in 1921 and tended to the old and infirm in the hospital.
- Fouque also was known for his ministering to displaced peoples during World War I and for his commitment to evangelization.His beatification cause opened in 2002 and he became titled as a Servant of God.
- Pope Francis named him as Venerable on 21 December 2016 and later confirmed his beatification; it was celebrated in Marseilles on 30 September 2018.
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