Françoise Lanel
Daughter of Charity, martyr of the French Revolution at Cambrai
Who they were
The Roman Martyrology for 26 June records that at Cambrai in France the blessed Madeleine Fontaine, Françoise Lanel, Thérèse Fantou and Jeanne Gérard, virgins and martyrs, Daughters of Charity, were condemned to death in hatred of the Church during the French Revolution and were led to execution crowned in mockery with the Rosary. The Acta Apostolicae Sedis record that Pope Benedict XV beatified them on 13 June 1920.
The miracles
As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
She was condemned to death in hatred of the Church during the French Revolution.
Connected on this site
- Jeanne Gérard Blessed“The Roman Martyrology for 26 June records that at Cambrai in France the blessed Madeleine Fontaine, Françoise Lanel, Thérèse Fantou and Jeanne Gérard, virgins and martyrs, Daughters of Charity, were condemned to death in hatred of the Church during the French Revolution and were led to execution crowned in mockery…” — this site's research
- Madeleine Fontaine Blessed“At Cambrai in France, Blesseds Madeleine Fontaine, Françoise Lanel, Thérèse Fantou and Jeanne Gérard, virgins and martyrs, who, Daughters of Charity, during the French Revolution were condemned to death in hatred of the Church and were led to their execution crowned in mockery with the Rosary.” — this site's research
- Thérèse Fantou Blessed“With her companions Madeleine Fontaine, Françoise Lanel and Jeanne Gérard, she was beatified by Pope Benedict XV on 13 June 1920.” — Wikipedia
- Roman Martyrology, 26 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 12 (1920) - beatification letter
- Wikidata Rb9d126e3 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.