Martyrs of Compiegne
Died
Mid-July 1794, Barrière de Vincennes, Paris, France
Martyred by
Robespierre's Directoire
Venerated in
Carmelite Order
Beatified
May 1906 by Pope Pius X
Feast
17 July
Notable martyrs
Blessed Teresa of St. Augustine
Commemorated on 17 July of the Carmelite Calendar of Saints are the Martyrs of Compiegne. Terrye Newkirk writes in "The Martyrs of Compiègne as Prophets of Modern Age":
On 17 July, 1794, in the closing days of the Reign of Terror led by Robespierre, sixteen … [More]