Joséphine Leroux
| Blessed Joséphine Leroux | |
|---|---|
| Martyr | |
| Born |
1747 Cambrai, France |
| Died | 1794 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1920 |
| Feast | October 24 |
Joséphine Leroux (1747–1794), born Anne-Joseph Leroux, was an Ursuline nun. She was born in Cambrai, France. She became an Ursuline in Valenciennes, taking the name Josephine. She fled to Mons, Hainaut when the monasteries and convents were suppressed during the French Revolution, but returned to Valenciennes in 1793. In 1794, she and several other nuns were arrested there for the crime of faith and was guillotined with ten other nuns whose names are not known.[1] She is a Blessed of the Roman Catholic Church.
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, April 13, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.