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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 martyr saints of the Catholic Church.
In 2019 her second book Spiritual Abuse in the Catholic Church was published. In the 1990s, several nuns had already drawn attention to the widespread sexual abuse in African monasteries, among them Maura O'Donohue, who in 1994 sent a report to Rome on cases in 23 countries. This report was only published in 2001 by the National Catholic Reporter.
Jane Frances de Chantal, VHM (born Jeanne-Françoise Frémyot, Baroness of Chantal; 23 January 1572 – 13 December 1641) was a French Catholic noble widow and nun who was beatified in 1751 and canonized in 1767.
According to legend, one day Rosaline was so caught up in contemplation that she failed to make dinner for the nuns. Angels came down, prepared the dinner and set the table. This story is depicted at the chapel in a wall mosaic by Chagall. [3] Roseline de Villeneuve is a patron saint of the Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon and of sailors. [2]
Fresco of Saint Clare and nuns of her order, Chapel of San Damiano, Assisi. The Poor Clares, officially the Order of Saint Clare (Latin: Ordo Sanctae Clarae), originally referred to as the Order of Poor Ladies, and also known as the Clarisses or Clarissines, the Minoresses, the Franciscan Clarist Order, and the Second Order of Saint Francis, are members of an enclosed order of nuns in the ...
Marguerite d'Youville, SGM (French pronunciation: [maʁɡʁit djuvil]; October 15, 1701 – December 23, 1771) was a French Canadian widow who founded the Sisters of Charity of Montreal, commonly known as the "Grey Nuns". She was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1990, becoming the first native-born Canadian to be declared a saint.
Opportuna of Montreuil (died 770) was a Frankish Benedictine nun and abbess.A Vita et miracula Sanctae Opportunae was written within a century of her death (c. 885–88) by Adalhelm (later rendered Adelin), bishop of Séez, who believed he owed his life and his see to Opportuna.
French Roman Catholic religious sisters and nuns (1 C, 8 P) Pages in category "French nuns" This category contains only the following page.