Carmelite Nuns executed during French Revolution canonised

Martyrs of Compiègne, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Quidenham, Norfolk. Wiki Image by John Salmon

Source: Vatican News, Angelus News

Sixteen Carmelite sisters who were executed by guillotine in Paris on 17 July 1794, during the blood-soaked and chaotic phase of the French Revolution known as the Reign of Terror, were declared saints by Pope Francis on Wednesday.

The Sisters, known as the Martyrs of Compiègne, were 11 Discalced Carmelite nuns, three lay sisters, and two externs or tertiaries. They were executed at what is now the Place de la Nations.

At least 35,000 people were killed in the Reign of Terror, usually in front of cheering crowds. On the day of their execution, the sisters were transported through the streets of Paris in open carts. The people watching became unusually silent as the sisters sang the 'Miserere,' 'Salve Regina,' and 'Veni Creator Spiritus' while they approached the scaffold one by one.

Read a report on them: https://angelusnews.com/news/world/martyrs-of-compiegne-canonized/

Watch a short film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYq614xqnlI&t=285s