August 13th

Blessed Peter Gabilhaud

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

On the stretch of sea off the coast of Rochefort in France, Blessed Peter Gabilhaud, priest and martyr, who, in the storms of the French Revolution, was held on a prison ship on account of his priesthood and was worn away by starvation and disease.

Latin Original

In freto maris ad litus Rupifórtii porrigénti in Gállia, beáti Petri Gabilhaud, presbyteri et mártyris, qui, gállicee perturbatiónis tempestátibus propter sacerdótium in navi servitütis deténtus, inédia morbóque consümptus est.