January 1
John and René Lego (+ 1794)
Priests and martyrs
Roman Martyrology
At Avrillé near Angers in France, the blessed brothers John and René Lego, priests and martyrs, who during the French Revolution refused to take the oath imposed upon the clergy and were guillotined.
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Biography
(French: Jean and René Lego, or Legault)
The priest brothers Jean-Baptiste and René Lego were born at La Flèche in France, the first in 1766 and the second in 1764. Jean was a prebendary priest of Angers Cathedral. They were martyred during the French Revolution and were beatified by Saint John Paul II on 19 February 1984 together with other martyrs of the Diocese of Angers.
Example of
Faithfulness to the point of martyrdom