Christian de Chergé, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Christian de Chergé

Catholic monk

Date of Birth: 18-Jan-1937

Place of Birth: Colmar, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 21-May-1996

Profession: Catholic priest, Christian monk

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Christian de Chergé

  • Charles-Marie Christian de Chergé, O.C.S.O (Colmar, 18 January 1937 - 21 May 1996), was a French Roman Catholic Cistercian monk.
  • He was one of the seven monks from the Abbey of Our Lady of Atlas in Tibhirine, Algeria, kidnapped and believed to have been later killed by Islamists.
  • He was beatified with the eighteen others Martyrs of Algeria on December 9, 2018.

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