Catholic clergyman killed in France, suspect reportedly under police supervision for arson of cathedral

Catholic clergyman killed in France, suspect reportedly under police supervision for arson of cathedral

A Catholic priest has been killed in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sevre, a commune in the Vendee, by a man who had reportedly been placed under police supervision, having set fire to a cathedral in Nantes in 2020.

On Monday, a Catholic clergyman was found dead in the town of Saint-Laurent-sur-Sevre. Sources told French news outlet BFM TV that the suspect had already turned himself in to the police.
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The victim has been identified as Father Olivier Maire by Bruno Retailleau, senator of the Vendée, who described in a tweet the clergyman’s death as “a great loss.”
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Retailleau stated that Maire had been hosting the perpetrator at the time. “His death testifies to the kindness of this priest whom I knew well and whose depth of faith I had been able to appreciate,” he added.

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