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The 16 Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne are executed ten days prior to the end of the French Revolution's Reign of Terror.
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Catholic religious order
The Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, known as the Carmelites or sometimes by synecdoche known simply as Carmel, is a mendicant order in the Catholic Church for both men and women. Historical records about its origin remain uncertain; it was…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Martyrs of Compiègne
16 Carmelites executed in France in 1794
The Martyrs of Compiègne were the 16 members of the Carmel of Compiègne, France: 11 Discalced Carmelite nuns, three lay sisters, and two externs. They were executed by the guillotine towards the end of the Reign of Terror, at what is now the Place de la Nation in Paris on 17…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Reign of Terror
1793–94 killings during the French Revolution caused by Maximilien Robespierre
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