Bl. Angelique Roussel Biography
Blessed Angelique Roussel Profile. Born: August 3 1742 in France, Europe. Worked in France. Died: July 17 1794 in the Place du Trône Renversé (modern Place de la Nation) in Paris, France. Feast Day is celebrated on July 17.
Bl. Angelique Roussel Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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| Date of Birth | August 3 1742 |
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| Country of Birth | France in Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Blesseds who were Nuns/Sisters |
| Profession | Nun |
| Place of Work | France |
| Date of Death | July 17 1794 |
| Place of Death | the Place du Trône Renversé (modern Place de la Nation) in Paris, France |
| Feast Day | July 17 |
| Beatification | Beatified by Pope Pius X |
| Canonization | Canonized by N/A |
| Patron Saint of | N/A |
Biography
Blessed Angelique Roussel, Discalced Carmelite sister, proclaimed on 14 May 1769. One of the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne, murdered in the counter Christian oppressions of the French Revolution. Guillotined on July 17, 1794, at the Place du Trône Renversé (present day Place de la Nation) in Paris, France. Before their execution they stooped and recited the “Veni Creator”, as at a calling, after which they all renewed so anyone might hear their baptismal and religious pledges. Among eleven Discalced Carmelite nuns, three lay sisters and two laywomen workers who were martyred together in the French Revolution. They were the earliest martyrs of the French Revolution that have been perceived.
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