Claudius Franciscus Gagnières des Granges was a Jesuit priest born in Chambéry in 1722. He lived during the period of the French Revolution and became one of the many victims of the September Massacres in Paris. He died on September 2, 1792, after being killed during the violent civil unrest. Recognized for his religious devotion, he was later beatified by Pope Pius XI in 1926.