January 1st

Blessed John and René Lego, Priests and Martyrs

Blessed · Common of Martyrs · Avrillé, France · d. 1794

At Avrillé near Angers in France, the blessed brothers John and René Lego, priests and martyrs, who, when the French Revolution was raging, refused to swear the wicked oath imposed upon the clergy and were beheaded.

Latin Original

Aprilíaci apud Andégavum in Gállia, beatórum fratrum lIoánnis et Renáti Lego, presbyterórum et mártyrum, qui, gállica perturbatióne szeviénte, cum nefárium 1iusiurándum clero impósitum iuráre recusássent, decolláti sunt.