Rose-Chrétien de la Neuville

Blessed Rose-Chrétien de la Neuville
Martyr
Born1741
near Évreux, Duchy of Normandy, Kingdom of France
Died17 July 1794 (aged 52–53)
Place du Trône Renversé (now Place de la Nation) Paris, France
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified27 May 1906, Saint Peter's Basilica by Pope Pius X
Feast17 July

Rose-Chrétien de la Neuville (1741 - 17 July 1794) was a French Carmelite nun and one of the Martyrs of Compiègne.

Background[edit]

She married young but was widowed. She took vows as a choir nun in 1777, taking the religious name Julie Louise of Jesus. In 1794, de la Neuville was guillotined in Place du Trône Renversé in Paris.[1]

On 27 May 1906, the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne were beatified by Pope Pius X.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Patron Saints Index: Blessed Rose Chretien". saints.sqpn.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008.