Rose-Chrétien de la Neuville
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Blessed Rose-Chrétien de la Neuville (1741 - 17 July 1794) was a French
Carmelite nun
and one of the Martyrs of Compiègne
. She married young but was widowed. She was professed as a nun
in 1777, taking the name Sister Julie Louise of Jesus, and sang in the convent
choir. In 1794, Blessed Rose-Chrétien was guillotined in Place du Trône Renversé, Paris
.
On May 27, 1906 she and the other Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne
were beatified by Pope Pius X
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Carmelite nun
Nun
A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
and one of the Martyrs of Compiègne
Martyrs of Compiègne
The Martyrs of Compiègne are sixteen Carmelite nuns who were guillotined On 17 July 1794 during the Reign of Terror. They are commemorated on 17 July of the Carmelite Calendar of Saints.Terrye Newkirk writes in :...
. She married young but was widowed. She was professed as a nun
Nun
A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
in 1777, taking the name Sister Julie Louise of Jesus, and sang in the convent
Convent
A convent is either a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nuns, or the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion...
choir. In 1794, Blessed Rose-Chrétien was guillotined in Place du Trône Renversé, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
On May 27, 1906 she and the other Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne
Martyrs of Compiègne
The Martyrs of Compiègne are sixteen Carmelite nuns who were guillotined On 17 July 1794 during the Reign of Terror. They are commemorated on 17 July of the Carmelite Calendar of Saints.Terrye Newkirk writes in :...
were beatified by Pope Pius X
Pope Pius X
Pope Saint Pius X , born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was the 257th Pope of the Catholic Church, serving from 1903 to 1914. He was the first pope since Pope Pius V to be canonized. Pius X rejected modernist interpretations of Catholic doctrine, promoting traditional devotional practices and orthodox...
.