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Victor Dillard

1897 – 1945

French Jesuit

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About Victor Dillard

Lived 1897 – 1945 (aged 47). Victor Dillard was a French catholic priest, french resistance fighter and catholic theologian.

Victor Dillard (1897–1945) was a French Jesuit and a hero of the French Resistance during World War II. He attempted to organize the French compulsory workers deported to Germany, but was arrested and died in Dachau.

Victor Dillard came from a bourgeois family from Blois, to a family of ten children, including Robert Dillard (1889-1968, polytechnician, student at the naval school, future rear admiral), Pierre Dillars (1891-1915, died for France, studied at the naval school like his brother). Another of his brothers, Étienne Dillard, is the father of the singer Françoise Hardy.

On December 13, 2025, he was beatified by Pope Leo XIV at Notre-Dame de Paris as one of the 50 French Martyrs of World War II, in which he was declared Blessed.

Works Victor Dillard, Lettres du prisonnier inconnu, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Le monde ouvrier, 1941 Victor Dillard, Suprêmes témoignages, Paris, Spes, coll. « Action populaire », 1945

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Knight of the Legion of Honour; Croix de guerre 1914–1918

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Victor Dillard?

French Jesuit (1897–1945)

When was Victor Dillard born?

Victor Dillard was born on 25 December 1897 in Blois.

When did Victor Dillard die?

Victor Dillard died on 12 January 1945 in extermination camp.

What was Victor Dillard's occupation?

Victor Dillard was a catholic priest, french resistance fighter and catholic theologian.

What nationality was Victor Dillard?

Victor Dillard was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Victor Dillard

· Wikidata: Q820065

· DBpedia: Victor Dillard

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