Jacques Fesch

Jacques Fesch (April 6, 1930, Saint-Germain-en-Laye – October 1, 1957, La Santé Prison, Paris) was the murderer of a French police officer, who became such a devout Roman Catholic while in prison awaiting execution that he has been proposed for canonization as a saint.

Read more about Jacques Fesch:  Early Life, The Crime, Religious Conversion, Legacy, Books About Fesch, Bibliography, Association

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    —Blake Edwards (b. 1922)