"His Memory Obliges Us": Tribute Ceremony to Father Hamel, in Saint-Étienne-Du-Rouvray, Ten Years After His Assassination
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Ten years after the murder of Father Jacques Hamel by two Islamist terrorists, the dawn he was wearing during his murder, still stained with his blood, is exposed for the first time in the church of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray (Normandy), where the priest was killed on 26 July 2016 while he was celebrating Mass. This relic was unveiled on the occasion of the commemorations held last weekend in this parish near Rouen. Behind the altar was also insta…
The president and his Prime Minister paid tribute to Father Hamel, who was killed in 2016, who "incarnates fraternity".
A ceremony to honour Father Hamel, assassinated on 26 July 2016 by jihadists, took place on Sunday in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, in the presence of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and former President François Hollande.
A tribute was paid to Jacques Hamel, the victim of a terrorist attack ten years ago. Father Hamel had been killed by two Islamist jihadists inside his church. - "His memory obliges us": tribute ceremony to Father Hamel, in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, ten years after his assassination (Police, justice and other facts).
A ceremony is held on Sunday in the presence of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and former President François Hollande. A "extremely important" presence according to Joachim Moyse, which calls for work on fraternity.
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