Bl. Antoinette Roussel

Antoinette Roussel
Feastday: July 17
Death: 1794

One of the Carmelite nuns martyred in Paris by the French Revolution. Sixteen Cannelites were guillotined in Paris, ascending the scaffolds while singing Salve Regina. They had been arrested for living in a religious community. On July 12 the Carmelites were taken to Paris and martyred on July 17. In 1906, these nuns were beatified.

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Antoinette Roussel Antoinette Roussel Death: 1794
Death: 1794