Blessed Anne Hmard
Blessed Anne Hmard (died 1794 AD in France) was a French religious woman martyred during the French Revolution. She was among the many religious sisters and laywomen who died for their Catholic faith during the Terror (1793–1794) in France. Her feast day is recognized in local French calendars.
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| Blessed Anne Hmard | |
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| Profession | French religious woman or laywoman; martyr of the French Revolution; witness to the Catholic faith under persecution |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; French Catholic Church; French Revolution martyrs tradition |
| Patronage | France; French Revolution martyrs; those persecuted for their faith; women who maintain their faith under atheist persecution |
| Attributes | French religious or lay dress; palm frond of martyrdom; a cross; the guillotine (symbol of Revolution martyrdom); French Revolutionary-era dress |
| Birthplace | France |
| Death Place | France |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; died during the French Revolution (1789–1799), most likely during the Terror (1793–1794) when thousands of clergy, religious, and Catholic laypeople were killed in France for refusing to take the oath against the Church or for maintaining their Catholic practice; the French Revolution produced one of the largest groups of Catholic martyrs in modern history; among those martyred were numerous women religious who refused to abandon their vows, their communities, or their Faith; Anne Hmard is venerated as one of these French Revolution martyrs; her specific circumstances of martyrdom are recorded in local French Catholic tradition |
| Primary Shrine | France — local veneration; French Revolution martyrs tradition |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; local feast in French Catholic tradition |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Anne Hmard was a French woman — religious sister or laywoman — who was martyred during the French Revolution, most likely during the Terror of 1793–1794, when the Jacobin government systematically persecuted and killed thousands of French Catholics who refused to abandon their faith.
She is venerated in the French Catholic tradition as a martyr of the Revolution, joining the large cloud of French Revolution martyrs whose faith and deaths the Church has honored in both formal beatification ceremonies and local devotion.
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Death location: France
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Blessed Anne Hmard was a French woman martyred during the French Revolution (1793–1794) for her Catholic faith. Venerated locally in the French Catholic tradition as a martyr of the Revolution.
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