Blessed Christian Lemarchand
Also known as
- Brother Bruno
- one of the Monks of Tibhirine
Profile
Son of a career soldier, Christian lived part of his youth in Indochina (modern Vietnam) and Algeria. Director of the Saint-Charles College of Thonars (Deux-Sèvres) for fourteen years. Joined the Trappists in 1981 at the abbey of Bellefontaine, and moved to houses in Algeria and Morocco in 1990. Prior of the community in Fez, Morocco in 1990. One of the monks at the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Médéa, Algeria who were kidnapped over the night of 26–27 March 1996 during the Algerian Civil War. They were held captive for two months, then murdered for being Christian. Martyr.
Born
- 21 May 1996 near Médéa, Algeria
- his head was discovered on 31 May 1996, but they bodies have not been found
- buried in the cemetery of the monastery at Tibhirine on 4 June 1996
- 26 January 2018 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Christian Lemarchand“. CatholicSaints.Info. 26 February 2023. Web. 28 April 2024. <>