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Père Jacques
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Discalced Carmelite friar and priest, concentration camp victim, Righteous among the Nations (1900–1945)
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Père Jacques, born Lucien Louis Bunel in Barentin, France, was a Catholic priest, religious figure, and pedagogue. A member of the Order of the Brothers Discalced of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, he was known by the religious names Père Jacques de Jésus and Père Jacques. He spoke French and followed the Catholic Church.
He was recognized in the Righteous Among The Nations collection and received the Righteous Among Nations and the Croix de guerre 1939–1945 awards. During his life, he was detained at the Mauthausen concentration camp. He died of tuberculosis in Linz on June 2, 1945, from natural causes. His feast day is observed on June 2, and he holds the canonization status of Servant of God.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Barentin
- Place of death
- Linz
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Le père Jacques de Jésus avec d'autres soldats français en 1939.png
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- Commons category
- Père Jacques de Jésus
- date of death
- 1945-06-02
- date of birth
- 1900-01-29
- name in native language
- Père Jacques de Jésus
- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- place of detention
- Mauthausen concentration camp
- feast day
- June 2
- manner of death
- natural causes
- different from
- Santiago Arriaga
- birth name
- Lucien Louis Bunel
- canonization status
- Servant of God
- archives at
- Defence Historical Service
- religious name
- Père Jacques
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