Holy September Martyrs
The Holy September Martyrs (Saints Martyrs de Septembre) or Blessed Martyrs of Carmes (Bienheureux Martyrs des Carmes) are 191 Roman Catholics killed at the Carmes Prison in the September Massacres of 1792 during the French Revolution, consisting of three bishops, 127 secular priests, 56 monks and nuns and 5 laypeople. They were beatified by pope Pius XI in October 1926 and are commemorated on 2 September in the Roman Catholic calendar.
Their number includes André Grasset, the first Canadian-born person to be beatified.
One of the martyrs, Salomone Leclercq, was canonized by Pope Francis in 2016.
Sources
- http://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/1784/Saints-Martyrs-de-Septembre.html
- http://www.bxmartyrsde1792.com/index2.html
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