(1)          THÉRÈSE OF SAINT AUGUSTINE AND 15 COMPANION MARTYRS

                FROM THE DISCALCED CARMELITE NUNS OF COMPIÈGNE

        1.    MARIE-MADELEINE-CLAUDINE LIDOINE

                (THÉRÈSE OF SAINT AUGUSTINE)

                professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns

                born: 22 September 1752 in Paris (France)

        2.    MARIE-FRANÇOISE DE CROISSY

                (HENRIETTE OF JESUS)

                professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns

                born: 18 June 1745 in Paris (France) 

        3.    MARIE-ANNE-FRANÇOISE BRIDEAU

                (SŒUR SAINT LOUIS)

                professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns

                born: 07 December 1751 in Belfort (France) 

        4.    MARIE-ANNE PIEDCOURT

                (SŒUR OF JESUS CRUCIFIED)

                professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns

                born: 09 December 1715 in Paris (France) 

        5.    ANNE-MARIE-MADELEINE THOURET

                (CHARLOTTE OF THE RESURRECTION)

                professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns

                born: 16 September 1715 in Mouy, Oise (France) 

        6.     MARIE-CLAUDE-CYPRIENNE BRARD

                (EUPHRASIE OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION)

                professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns

                born: 12 May 1736 in Bourth, Eure (France) 

        7.    MARIE DUFOUR

                (SŒUR SAINT MARTHA)

                professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns

                born: 02 October 1741 in Bannes, Sarthe (France) 

        8.    ROSE-CHRETIEN DE NEUVILLE

                (JULIE LOUISE OF JESUS)

                professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns

                born: 30 December 1741 in Evreux, Eure (France) 

        9.    MARIE HANNISET

                (THÉRÈSE OF THE HEART OF MARY)

                professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns

                born: 18 January 1742 in Rheims, Marne (France) 

        10.  MARIE-GABRIELLE TREZEL

                (THÉRÈSE OF SAINT IGNATIUS)

                professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns

                born: 04 April 1743 in Compiègne, Oise (France) 

        11.  ANGELIQUE ROUSSEL

                (MARIE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT)

                professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns

                born: 03 August 1742 in Fresne-Mazancourt, Somme (France)

        12.  MARIE-ANNETTE PELRAS

                (MARIE HENRIETTE OF PROVIDENCE)

                professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns

                born: 16 June 1760 in Cajarc, Lot (France) 

        13.  ÉLISABETH-JULITTE VEROLOT

                (SŒUR SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER)

                professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns

                born: 13 January 1764 in Lignières, Aube (France)

        14.  MARIE-GENEVIÈVE MEUNIER (CONSTANCE)

                professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns

                born: 28 May 1765 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis (France)

        15.  CATHERINE SOIRON *

                professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns

                born: 02 February 1742 in Compiègne, Oise (France) 

        16.  THÉRÈSE SOIRON *

                professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns

                born: 23 January 1748 in Compiègne, Oise (France) 

                died: 17 July 1794 in Paris (France)

                competent forum: Paris/Beauvais

                CCS protocol number: 1912

                type of cause: martyrdom

                opening of informative process: 23 February 1896

                closing of informative process:

                decree on writings:

                introduction of cause: 16 December 1902

                decree of « non cultu »:

                opening of apostolic process: 22 June 1903

                closing of apostolic process: 27 January 1904

                decree on validity of informative and apostolic processes: 08 November 1904

                antepreparatory congregation:

                preparatory congregation:

                general congregation: 06 June 1905

                promulgation of decree on martyrdom: 24 June 1905

                beatification: 27 May 1906

                publication of Positio super canonizatione aequipollenti:

                ordinary session of cardinals and bishops:

                canonization (equipollent):

                postulator: Rev. Marco Chiesa, ocd

                petitioner: Carmel de Compiègne, 60680 Jonquières, FRANCE

                website: martyres.carmelites.free.fr

Note: (*) The blood-sisters Catherine and Thérèse Soiron were touriéres, i.e. women who attended to the  external needs of the nuns. Although present-day extern sisters among Carmelite Nuns profess religious vows, the Soiron sisters, according to the tradition of their times, only made non-canonical private vows.

(2)          MARIE-MADELEINE FONTAINE AND 3 COMPANION MARTYRS

                FROM THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL OF ARRAS

                ALONG WITH MARIE-CLOTILDE-ANGÈLE PAILLOT AND 10 COMPANION MARTYRS

                FROM THE URSULINES OF VALENCIENNES

    26 June 1794 in Cambrai, Nord (France)

        1.    MARIE-MADELEINE FONTAINE

                vowed member, Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul

                born: 22 April 1723 in Etrepagny, Eure (France)

        2.    MARIE-FRANÇOISE LANEL

                vowed member, Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul

                born: 24 August 1745 in Eu, Seine-Maritime (France) 

        3.    THÉRÈSE-MADELEINE FANTOU

                vowed member, Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul

                born: 29 July 1747 in Miniac-Morvan, Ille-et-Vilaine (France) 

        4.    JEANNE GÉRARD

                vowed member, Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul

                born: 23 October 1752 in Cumieres, Marne (France) 

    17 October 1794 in Valenciennes, Nord (France)

        5.    LOUISE-JOSEPH VANOT

                (MARIE-NATALIE-JOSEPH OF SAINT LOUIS)   

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 12 June 1728 in Valenciennes, Nord (France)

        6.    JEANNE-REINE PRIN

                (MARIE-LAURENTINE OF SAINT STANISLAUS)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 09 July 1747 in Valenciennes, Nord (France)

        7.    HYACINTHE-AUGUSTINE-GABRIELLE BOURLA

                (MARIE-URSULE-JOSEPH OF SAINT BERNARDINE)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 06 October 1746  in Condé, Nord (France) 

        8.    MARIE-GENEVIÈVE-JOSEPH DUCREZ

                (MARIE-LOUISE OF SAINT FRANCIS)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 27 September 1756 in Condé, Nord (France) 

        9.    MARIE-MADELEINE-JOSEPH DÉJARDINS

                (MARIE-AUGUSTINE-CLÉMENTINE-JOSEPH OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 11 June 1760 in Cambrai, Nord (France)

    23 October 1794 in Valenciennes, Nord (France)

        10.  CLOTILDE-JOSEPH PAILLOT

                (MARIE-CLOTILDE-ANGÈLE OF SAINT FRANCIS BORGIA)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 25 November 1739 in Bavay, Nord (France) 

        11.  MARIE-MARGUERITE-JOSEPH LEROUX

                (MARIE-SCHOLASTIQUE OF SAINT JAMES)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 14 July 1749 in Cambrai, Nord (France) 

        12.  ANNE-JOSEPH LEROUX (MARIE-JOSÉPHINE)

                professed religious, Poor Clare Nuns (Urbanists) [before the Revolution] and Ursulines

                born: 23 January 1747 in Cambrai, Nord (France)

        13.  MARIE-LIÉVINE LACROIX (MARIE-FRANÇOISE)

                professed religious, Brigittines [before the Revolution] and Ursulines

                born: 24 March 1753 in Pont-sur-Sambre, Nord (France) 

        14.  MARIE-AUGUSTINE ERRAUX

                (ANNE-MARIE JOSEPH)

                professed religious, Brigittines [before the Revolution] and Ursulines

                born: 20 October 1762 in Pont-sur-Sambre, Nord (France) 

        15.  JEANNE-LOUISE BARRÉ

                (MARIE-CORDULE-JOSEPH OF SAINT DOMINIC)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 23 April 1750 in Sailly-en-Ostrevent, Pas-de-Calais (France) 

                competent forum: Cambrai

                CCS protocol number: ---

                type of cause: martyrdom

                opening of informative process: 15 November 1900

                closing of informative process: March 1903

                decree on writings: 20 February 1906

                introduction of cause: 29 May 1907

                decree of « non cultu »: 27 November 1907

                opening of apostolic process: 04 December 1908

                closing of apostolic process: 21 February 1911

                decree on validity of informative and apostolic processes: 21 June 1911

                antepreparatory congregation: 23 February 1915

                preparatory congregation: 13 February 1917

                general congregation:  29 October 1918

                promulgation of decree on martyrdom: 06 July 1919

                beatification: 13 June 1920

                postulator:

                petitioner: Filles de la Charité, 2, rue des Porteurs, 62000 Arras, FRANCE

                                     Ursulines de l’Union Romaine (Province France Nord), N.D. de l’Ouÿe,

                                                91410 Les Granges le Roi, FRANCE

                                     Maison Merici, 2 Place du 8 de Mai 1945, 59880 Ste-Saulve (Nord), FRANCE

                website:

(3)          IPHIGÉNIE OF SAINT MATTHEW, ELISABETH THÉRÈSE OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS,

                MARIE ROSE, MARIE OF SAINT HENRY AND 28 COMPANION MARTYRS

                FROM THE WOMEN RELIGIOUS OF ORANGE

    06 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse (France)

        1.    SUZANNE-AGATHE DELOYE (MARIE ROSE)

                professed religious, Benedictine Nuns

                born: 04 February 1741 in Sérignan, Vaucluse (France)

    07 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse (France)

        2.    MARIE-GABRIELLE-FRANÇOISE-SUZANNE DE GAILLARD DE LAVALDÈNE

                (IPHIGÉNIE OF SAINT MATTHEW)

                professed religious, Sacramentine Nuns

                born: 23 September 1761 in Bollène, Vaucluse (France)

    09 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse (France)

        3.    MARIE-ANNE-MADELEINE DE GUILHERMIER

                (SŒUR SAINT MELANIA)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 29 June 1733 in Bollène, Vaucluse (France)

        4.    MARGUERITE-MARIE-ANNE DE ROCHER

                (SŒUR OF THE ANGELS)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 20 January 1755 in Bollène, Vaucluse (France)

    10 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse (France)

        5.    MARIE-GERTRUDE DE RIPERT D’ALAUZIER

                (SŒUR SAINT SOPHIA)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 15 November 1757 in Bollène, Vaucluse (France) 

        6.    SYLVIE-AGNÈS DE ROMILLON

                (AGNÈS OF JESUS)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 15 March 1750 in Bollène, Vaucluse (France)

    11 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse (France)

        7.    ROSALIE-CLOTILDE BES

                (SŒUR SAINT PELAGIA OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST)

                professed religious, Sacramentine Nuns

                born: 30 June 1753 in Beaume-de-Transit, Drôme (France)

        8.    MARIE-ELISABETH PÉLISSIER

                (THÉOTISTE OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT)

                professed religious, Sacramentine Nuns

                born: 15 April 1741 in Bollène, Vaucluse (France) 

        9.    MARIE-CLOTILDE BLANC

                (SŒUR SAINT MARTIN)

                professed religious, Sacramentine Nuns

                born: 17 January 1742 in Bollène, Vaucluse (France) 

        10.  MARIE-MARGUERITE DE BARBÉGIE D’ALBRÈDE

                (SŒUR SAINT SOPHIA)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 18 October 1740 in SAINT Laurent de Carnols, Gard (France)

    12 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse (France)

        11.  MADELEINE-THÉRÈSE TALIEU

                (ROSE OF SAINT XAVIER)

                professed religious, Sacramentine Nuns

                born: 13 September 1746 in Bollène, Vaucluse (France)

        12.  MARIE CLUSE

                (MARTHE OF THE GOOD ANGEL)

                professed religious, Sacramentine Nuns

                born: 05 December 1761 in Bouvante, Drôme (France) 

        13.  MARGUERITE-ELÉONORE DE JUSTAMOND

                (MARIE OF SAINT HENRY)

                professed religious, Cistercian Nuns

                born: 12 January 1746 in Bollène, Vaucluse (France) 

        14.  JEANNE-MARIE DE ROMILLON

                (SŒUR SAINT BERNARD)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 12 July 1753 in Bollène, Vaucluse (France)                 

    13 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse (France)

        15.  ÉLISABETH VERCHIÈRE

                (MADELEINE OF THE MOTHER OF GOD)

                professed religious, Sacramentine Nuns

                born: 02 January 1769 in Bollène, Vaucluse (France)

        16.  THÉRÈSE-HENRIETTE FAURIE

                (MARIE OF THE ANNUNCIATION)

                professed religious, Sacramentine Nuns

                born: 13 February 1770 in Sérignan, Vaucluse (France)

        17.  ANNE-ANDRÉE MINUTTE

                (SŒUR SAINT ALEXIS)

                professed religious, Sacramentine Nuns

                born: 04 February 1740 in Sérignan, Vaucluse (France) 

        18.  MARIE-ANNE LAMBERT

                (SŒUR SAINT FRANCIS)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 17 August 1742 in Pierrelatte, Drôme (France) 

        19.  MARIE-ANNE DEPEYRE

                (SŒUR SAINT FRANCES)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 02 October 1756 in Tulette, Drôme (France) 

        20.  MARIE-ANASTASIE DE ROQUARD

                (SŒUR SAINT GERVASE)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 05 October 1749 in Bollène, Vaucluse (France)  

    16 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse (France)

        21.  MARGUERITE-ROSE DE GORDON

                (AIMÉE OF JESUS)

                professed religious, Sacramentine Nuns

                born: 29 September 1733 in Mondragon, Vaucluse (France)

        22.  MARGUERITE-THÉRÈSE CHARENSOL

                (MARIE OF JESUS OF THE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT)

                professed religious, Sacramentine Nuns

                born: 28 February 1758 in Richerenches, Vaucluse (France) 

        23.  MARIE-ANNE BÉGUIN-ROYAL

                (SŒUR SAINT JOACHIM)

                professed religious, Sacramentine Nuns

                born: 1736 in Bouvante, Drôme (France) 

        24.  MARIE-ANNE DOUX

                (SŒUR SAINT MICHAEL)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 08 April 1739 in Bollène, Vaucluse (France) 

        25.  MARIE-ROSE LAYE

                (SŒUR SAINT ANDREW)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 26 September 1728 in Bollène, Vaucluse (France)

        26.  DOROTHÉE-MADELEINE-JULIE DE JUSTAMOND

                (SŒUR OF THE HEART OF MARY)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 27 May 1743 in Bollène, Vaucluse (France) 

        27.  MADELEINE-FRANÇOISE DE JUSTAMOND

                (MADELEINE OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT)

                professed religious, Cistercian Nuns

                born: 26 July 1754 in Bollène, Vaucluse (France)

    20 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse (France)

        28.  ANNE CARTIER

                (SŒUR SAINT BASIL)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 19 November 1733 in Livron, Drôme (France)

    26 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse (France)

        29.  MARIE-MARGUERITE BONNET

                (SŒUR SAINT AUGUSTINE)

                professed religious, Sacramentine Nuns

                born: 18 June 1719 in Sérignan, Vaucluse (France)

        30.  MARIE-MADELEINE JUSTAMOND

                (CATHERINE OF JESUS)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 06 September 1724 in Bollène, Vaucluse (France) 

        31.  MARIE-CLAIRE DU BAC

                (CLAIRE OF SAINT ROSALIE)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 09 January 1727 in Laudun, Gard (France) 

        32.  ÉLISABETH-THÉRÈSE DE CONSOLIN

                (SŒUR OF THE HEART OF JESUS)

                professed religious, Ursulines

                born: 09 June 1736 in Courthezon, Vaucluse (France) 

                competent forum: Avignon

                CCS protocol number: ---

                type of cause: martyrdom

                opening of informative process: 30 January 1907

                closing of informative process:

                decree on writings:

                introduction of cause: 14 June 1916

                decree of « non cultu »:

                opening of apostolic process:

                closing of apostolic process:

                decree on validity of informative and apostolic processes:

                antepreparatory congregation: 18 December 1923

                preparatory congregation: 23 December 1924

                general congregation: 10 March 1925

                promulgation of decree on martyrdom: 19 March 1925

                beatification: 10 May 1925

                postulator: Rev. Hubert Lelièvre

                petitioner: Archidiocèse d'Avignon, 31 Rue Paul Manivet, 84000 Avignon, FRANCE                                    

                website: www.canonisation-32-martyres-orange.fr