Rose-Chrétien de la Neuville (1741 - 17 July 1794) was a French Carmelite nun and one of the Martyrs of Compiègne.
Blessed Rose-Chrétien de la Neuville | |
|---|---|
| Martyr | |
| Born | 1741 near Évreux, Duchy of Normandy, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 17 July 1794 (aged 52–53) Place du Trône Renversé (now Place de la Nation) Paris, France |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 27 May 1906, Saint Peter's Basilica by Pope Pius X |
| Feast | 17 July |
Background
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.