These 16 nuns were guillotined in the French Revolution. Now the Pope has declared them saints
A group of 16 Discalced Carmelite nuns executed during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution were canonised by Pope ...
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These 16 nuns were guillotined in the French Revolution – Pope Francis has now declared ...
By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski THE Martyrs of Compiègne, a group of 16 Discalced Carmelite nuns executed during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution, were canonised by Pope Francis on ...
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The history and impact of the guillotine
The guillotine was the preferred method of execution during France's "Reign of Terror" in the 1790s. But the origins of this gruesome device, specifically designed to behead people mechanically, date ...