Jean Le Vacher
(1619-1683)

missionary

Died aged 64

Jean Le Vacher (15 March 1619 – 26 July 1683) was a French Lazarist missionary and consul in Tunis and Algiers. He was killed by being attached to an Algerian cannon loaded with shrapnel that was fired when the French fleet bombarded Algiers.

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Écouen, France

Dans cette maison est né le 15 mars 1619 Jean Le Vacher, missionnaire de Saint Vincent de Paul, Consul de France à Alger. Mis à mort à la bouche d'un canon pour son pays, par ordre du Dey sur le Môle à Alger le 26 juillet 1683.

English translation: In this house was born March 15, 1619 Jean Le Vacher, missionary of St Vincent de Paul, Consul of France in Algiers. Put to death at the mouth of a cannon for his country by order of the Dey of the Môle of Algiers July 26, 1683.

2 Place Jean Le Vacher, Écouen, France where they was born (1619)