Blessed Jacques Jules Bonnaud SJ | |
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 Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes Church in Paris, formerly a prison where Bonnaud and others were martyred in 1792 during the French Revolution. | |
| Born | October 27, 1740 Cap-Haitien, Haiti |
| Died | September 2, 1792 (aged 51) Carmes Prison, Paris |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Honored in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | October 17, 1926 by Pope Pius XI |
| Major shrine | Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes |
| Feast | September 2 November 5 (All Saints and Blesseds of the Society of Jesus) |
Jacques Jules Bonnaud, SJ (also James Julius Bonnaud; 1740 – 1792) was a Haitian-born French Jesuit priest who, with several others, was assassinated in the September Massacres during the Reign of Terror as part of the French Revolution. He was likely the first Haitian professor or theologian in Europe.
Having died out of loyalty to the Catholic Church and the pope, he is recognized as a martyr and was beatified on October 17, 1926, by Pope Pius XI, at the same time as many other secular priests, Jesuits, Capuchins and Carmelites who were victims of the excesses of the Revolution. As of 2024, he Is the only beati of African descent from North America.