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Marie-Élisabeth de Saint-Théoctiste Pélissier

Religious sister, martyr at Orange in the French Revolution

BlessedResearched
Born
unknown
Died
unknown
Beatified
10 May 1925
by Pius XI
Canonised
not yet

Who they were

The Roman Martyrology for 11 July names her among the blessed virgins and martyrs put to death at Orange in France during the French Revolution. The Acta Apostolicae Sedis record that Pope Pius XI beatified the thirty-two women killed at Orange in July 1794 on 10 May 1925.

The miracles

As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.

Why that counted as sanctity

She was put to death at Orange during the French Revolution in hatred of the faith.

Sources

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