Bl. Anne-Marie-Madeleine Thouret Biography
Bl. Anne-Marie-Madeleine Thouret Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death. |
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| Date of Birth | September 16 1715 |
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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 | Place du Trône Renversé (modern Place de la Nation) in Paris, France |
| Feast Day | July 17 |
| Beatification | Pope Pius X |
| Canonization | N/A |
| Patron Saint of | N/A |
Biography
Blessed Anne-Marie-Madeleine Thouret, Carmelite nun, claimed on August 19, 1740. Sub-prioress in 1764 and 1778. Sacristan of her home’s chapel. One of the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne, slaughtered in the counter Christian mistreatments 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 bowed and recited the “Veni Creator”, as at a calling, after which they all recharged so anyone might hear their baptismal and religious pledges. Among eleven Discalced Carmelite nuns, three lay sisters and two laywomen hirelings who were martyred together in the French Revolution. They were the most punctual saints of the French Revolution that have been perceived.
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