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Lawrence Martin Jenco, OSM (27 November 1934 – 19 July 1996), was an American Catholic priest famous for being held hostage in Beirut, Lebanon by Islamic radicals. He was held captive for 564 days before being released and allowed to return to the United States .
8 de ene. de 2021 · Servite Father Lawrence Martin Jenco (1934-1996) was kidnapped in Beirut on Jan. 8, 1985, where he had been acting as Director of Catholic Relief Services. For 564 days he endured harsh...
9 de ene. de 1985 · Witnesses said about eight men brandishing automatic rifles grabbed the priest, Lawrence Martin Jenco of Joliet, Ill., from his car as he was being driven to his relief offices in the mostly...
22 de jul. de 1996 · The Rev. Lawrence Martin Jenco, the Roman Catholic priest who was held hostage in Lebanon by Islamic radicals for 18 months in the 1980's, died on Friday. He was 61. Father Jenco had been...
Father Lawrence Jenco endured over 18 months of captivity at the hands of radical Shia Muslims in Lebanon from 8 January 1985 until 26 July 1986. He was captured on his way to the doctor, just...
27 de jul. de 1986 · The Rev. Lawrence Martin Jenco, one of five kidnapped Americans missing in Lebanon, was freed today by a radical Shiite group that said he was being released after nearly 19 months as a captive...
9 de ene. de 2021 · Servite Father Lawrence Martin Jenco (1934-1996) was kidnapped in Beirut on Jan. 8, 1985, where he had been acting as Director of Catholic Relief Services. For 564 days he endured harsh treatment as he was held captive by members of the Islamic Jihad.
