Saint Father Jacques Berthieu (born November 27 1838 at Polminhac Cantal France; died June 8 1896 at Ambiatibe Madagascar) was a French Jesuit saint priest and missionary in Madagascar. He died for the Christian faith during the rebellion of 1896. He was 57 years old. He is the first martyr of Madagascar to be beatified (made a blessed).
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