Assassination of the monks of Tibhirine
On the night of 26–27 March 1996, seven monks of the Trappist order from the Our Lady of the Atlas Abbey of Tibhirine near Médéa, Algeria, were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and found dead in late May... Wikipedia
Start date: May 21, 1996
Beatified: 8 December 2018, Notre Dame de Santa Cruz, Oran, Algeria
Martyred by: Armed Islamic Group or regular Algerian Army
Location: Tibhirine and Abbey of Our Lady of Atlas