The martyrs of Compiègne

 On 17th July the Catholic Church commemorates the death of the "martyrs of Compiègne", sixteen courageous Carmelite nuns who were executed by the Revolutionary Government in 1794.

Hippolyte Delaroche (1797-1856), "The Guillotine"
Tennessee Fine Arts Center, Nashville.

At the request of the bishops of France and the Order of Carmelites Discalced (OCD), Pope Francis agreed on Feb. 22 to open a special process known in the Catholic Church as “equipollent canonization” to raise to sainthood the martyrs of Compiègne (who were beatified in 1906).   

The Blessed Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne - Carmelite Nuns in Britain

Martyrs of the French Revolution (Hagiography Circle)