Blessed Célestin Ringeard
Also known as
- one of the Monks of Tibhirine
Profile
Célestin served as a nurse during the Algeria Independence War, caring for the injured on both sides of the conflict. Catechist who worked with the homeless, alcoholics, prostitutes and outcasts of Nantes, France. Diocesan priest. Célestin joined the Trappist monks in 1983, and moved to Algeria in 1987. He had six coronary bypasses over time after having discovered a heart problem in the Christmas season of 1993. One of the seven monks at the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Médéa, Algeria who were monks 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 Célestin Ringeard“. CatholicSaints.Info. 29 January 2018. Web. 22 April 2018. <>