At anchor far out at sea off Rochefort on the coast of France, Blessed John (Protase) Bourdon, priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and martyr, who, during the French Revolution, shut up in captivity together with many priests, brought relief to his fellow captives until he was consumed by disease.
August 23rd
Blessed John (Protase) Bourdon
Latin Original
Ad áncoras longe in mari ante Rupifórtium ad oram Gálliz, beáti Ioánnis (Protásii) Bourdon, presbyteri ex Ordine Fratrum Minórum Capuccinórum et mártyris, qui, témpore gállicze perturbatiónis una cum plüribus sacerdótibus in captivitátem circumclásus, levámen concaptívis afferébat, donec contagióne consümptus est.