Charlotte de la Résurrection (17 juillet)

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🎥 Le 17 juillet, découvre le destin bouleversant de Sainte Charlotte de la Résurrection, l’une des 16 carmélites de Compiègne, guillotinées pendant la Révolution française.  👑 À 79 ans, elle monte à l’échafaud en paix, chantant avec ses sœurs jusqu’à la fin. 🙏 Leur martyre paisible devient un tournant. Quelques jours plus tard, la Terreur prend fin.  Dans cette vidéo :  👩‍🦳 Qui était sœur Charlotte ?   Pourquoi les carmélites ont été exécutées ?  📿 Leur témoignage de foi face à la haine  🕊️ Une prière pour la paix

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00:00Today, July 17, the Church pays tribute to a little-known but moving figure,

00:11Saint Charlotte of the Resurrection, Carmelite, martyr during the French Revolution.

00:18Born in 1715 under the name of Anne-Marie Madeleine Touré,

00:22She entered the Carmel of Compiègne, in the Oise, at a very young age.

00:26There she took the name Sister Charlotte of the Resurrection.

00:32A woman of character, firm and devoted, she became in turn a nurse, cook, then prior of the convent.

00:41She faithfully lived the rule of Carmel, in silent prayer, poverty and total abandonment to God.

00:50But in 1790, the Revolution turned everything upside down.

00:55Religious orders are abolished, convents closed, vows forbidden.

01:01Refusing to deny their faith and commitment,

01:05The 16 Carmelites of Compiègne continue to live in community, in secret.

01:11In 1794, they were arrested.

01:14Their crime? Having maintained fanatical habits and wearing religious clothes.

01:20They were transferred to Paris, tried quickly and sentenced to death.

01:26On July 17, 1794, on the Place du Trône Invers, now Place de la Nation,

01:36They go up to the scaffold one by one.

01:39They sing psalms, the Veni Creator, then the Salve Regina.

01:45Sister Charlotte, the oldest, 79 years old, is the last.

01:50Weak, supported by a sister, she slowly climbs the steps, straight, without fear.

01:59She offers her life for peace in France, like all the others.

02:04That day, silence falls over the crowd.

02:08This peaceful and luminous martyr leaves a lasting impression.

02:11A few days later, the terror ended.

02:16Robespierre is executed.

02:19In 1906, the Carmelites of Compiègne were beatified by Pope Pidis.

02:25And today, Sister Charlotte is celebrated as a symbol of fidelity,

02:31of peace and forgiveness in the face of hatred.

02:41Saint Charlotte of the Resurrection, pray for us, for peace and for the persecuted of today.

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