Leo Dupont

Venerable

Leo Dupont
Born24 January 1797
Le Lamentin, Martinique, France
Died18 March 1876 (aged 79)
Tours, France

Leo Dupont (24 January 1797 – 18 March 1876), also known as "the holy man of Tours" or "the apostle of the Holy Face", was a Roman Catholic layman who helped spread various devotions such as that of the Holy Face of Jesus and the nightly Eucharistic adoration. He was declared venerable by Pope Pius XII.

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