Martyrs of Compiègne
Group of Carmelites executed during the French Revolution in Compiègne, France (1794) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Martyrs of Compiègne were the 16 members of the Carmel of Compiègne, France: 11 Discalced Carmelite nuns, three lay sisters, and two externs (or tertiaries). They were executed by the guillotine towards the end of the Reign of Terror, at what is now the Place de la Nation in Paris on 17 July 1794, and are venerated as beatified martyrs of the Catholic Church. Ten days after their execution, Maximilien Robespierre himself was executed, ending the Reign of Terror.[b][1] Their story has inspired a novella, a motion picture, a television movie, and an opera, Dialogues of the Carmelites, written by French composer Francis Poulenc.
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Born | 1715–1765, Various |
Died | 17 July 1794, Place du Trône Renversé (modern day Place de la Nation), Paris, France |
Martyred by | The Committee of Public Safety of the National Convention of Revolutionary France |
Venerated in | Catholic Church (Carmelite Order) |
Beatified | 27 May 1906, Saint Peter's Basilica, Kingdom of Italy, by Pope Pius X |
Feast | 17 July |
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