Rose-Chrétien de la Neuville
Blessed Blessed Rose-Chrétien de la Neuville OCD | |
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| Born | 1741 near Évreux, Duchy of Normandy, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 17 July 1794 (aged 52–53) Place du Trône Renversé (now Place de la Nation) Paris, France |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 27 May 1906, Saint Peter's Basilica by Pope Pius X |
| Feast | 17 July |
Rose-Chrétien de la Neuville, OCD (1741 - 17 July 1794) was a French Discalced Carmelite nun killed during the French Revolution. She was beatified as one of the Martyrs of Compiègne in 1906.
Background
[edit]She married young but was widowed. She took vows as a choir nun in 1777, taking the religious name Julie Louise of Jesus. In 1794, de la Neuville was guillotined in Place du Trône Renversé in Paris.[1]
On 27 May 1906, the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne were beatified by Pope Pius X.
References
[edit]- ^ "Patron Saints Index: Blessed Rose Chretien". saints.sqpn.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008.
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