The Blessed Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne

Paperback, 184 pages. During the troubles of the French Revolution, a community of 16 Carmelite Sisters from the town of Compiègne in Northern France faced an extraordinary fate. Sent away from their cloister by public authorities, they secretly kept alive the religious observances they had been called to. At the instigation of their Mother Superior, and in imitation of Our Lord Jesus Christ who died for our sins, they vowed to offer their life in sacrifice for peace to be restored in the Church and in the State. Discover their story of extraordinary zeal and charity through this newly translated book.