Back مقتل رهبان تيبحرين Arabic Assassinat dels monjos de Tibhirine Catalan Zavraždění trapistických mnichů z Tibhirine Czech Δολοφονία των μοναχών της Τιμπιρίν Greek Asesinato de los monjes de Tibhirine Spanish Assassinat des moines de Tibhirine French Dúnmharú na manach, Tibhirine 1996 Irish Alžirski mučenici Croatian Տիբիրինի վանականների սպանություն Armenian Pembunuhan para rahib Tibhirine ID
| Martyrs of Atlas | |
|---|---|
| Died | 21 May 1996, Tibhirine, Algeria |
| Martyred by | Armed Islamic Group or regular Algerian Army[1] |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 8 December 2018, Notre Dame de Santa Cruz, Oran, Algeria |
| Notable martyrs | Christian de Chergé, Brother Luc (born Paul Dochier), Father Christophe (Lebreton), Brother Michel (Fleury), Father Bruno (born Christian Lemarchand), Father Célestin (Ringeard), and Brother Paul (Favre-Miville) |
On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Our Lady of the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Médéa, Algeria, were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Armé, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General François Buchwalter reported that the monks were killed by the Algerian army.[2]
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