The Carmelites of Compiègne facing the guillotine.
Illustration taken from Louis David’s book ‘Les Seize
Carmélites de Compiègne’, 1906 On July 17, 1794 sixteen Carmelite nuns from Compiegne were guillotined in Paris, during the height of the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution. At the suggestion of their prioress, Sr Teresa of St Augustine, they had offered their lives for peace in their country and in the Church. Ten days after their execution…
