Blessed Ann Joseph Leroux
Blessed Ann-Joseph Leroux (died January 19, 1794 AD in Laval, Mayenne, France) was a French Franciscan Sister martyred during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution. She was one of the 19 Martyrs of Laval who were guillotined at Laval, Mayenne, on January 19, 1794, for their Catholic faith. She was beatified by Pope Pius XII on February 19, 1955. Her feast day is January 19.
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| Blessed Ann Joseph Leroux | |
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| Feast Day | January 19 |
| Profession | Franciscan Sister; martyr of the French Revolution; member of the 19 Martyrs of Laval |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Franciscan Order (Sisters); Martyrs of Laval (beatified 1955); French Revolution martyrs tradition; western France Catholic culture |
| Patronage | Laval; Mayenne; Franciscan sisters; those persecuted for their religious life; France; the French Revolution martyrs |
| Attributes | Franciscan habit; palm frond of martyrdom; a cross; the guillotine (Revolutionary martyrdom); Laval cityscape; lily (Franciscan purity) |
| Birthplace | Mayenne, France |
| Death Place | Laval, Mayenne, France |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; guillotined January 19, 1794, at Laval, Mayenne, France, during the Reign of Terror; she was a Franciscan Sister who refused to take the oath against the Catholic Church required by the Revolutionary government and maintained her religious life; she was arrested and executed along with 18 other Catholics at Laval; she is one of the 19 Martyrs of Laval beatified by Pope Pius XII on February 19, 1955 |
| Primary Shrine | Laval, Mayenne, France — place of martyrdom; January 19 feast; Martyrs of Laval veneration |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; January 19 feast for the 19 Martyrs of Laval |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Ann-Joseph Leroux was a Franciscan Sister from the Mayenne region of western France. When the Revolutionary government suppressed religious orders in 1790, she was forced to leave her convent but continued living her religious vocation in secret, maintaining the Catholic faith in the region.
She was arrested along with 18 other Catholics — priests, religious sisters, and laywomen — and guillotined at Laval on January 19, 1794, during the Reign of Terror for her refusal to abandon her faith and her religious life.
She was beatified by Pope Pius XII on February 19, 1955, as one of the 19 Martyrs of Laval.
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Birth location: Mayenne, France
Death location: Laval, Mayenne, France
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Blessed Ann-Joseph Leroux was a French Franciscan Sister guillotined January 19, 1794, at Laval, Mayenne, during the Reign of Terror for her Catholic faith. One of the 19 Martyrs of Laval. Beatified Pius XII, 1955. Feast January 19.
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