Blessed Carole Davy
Blessed Carole Davy (also known as Sister Marie-Anne de Jésus; born 1745 or 1756 AD in France; died February 1, 1794 AD in Laval, Mayenne, France) was a French Carmelite or Ursuline religious sister who was martyred during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution. She is one of a number of French religious women martyred during the Revolution for refusing to take the oath required by the Civil Constitution of the Clergy (1790) and for continuing to practice their religious vows. She was beatified by Pope Pius XI (or later pope) as part of the larger group of martyrs of the French Revolution. Her feast day is February 1.
Note: "Carole Davy" may be one of the Martyrs of Laval — a group of French Catholics martyred during the Revolution in the Mayenne department of western France. The Martyrs of Laval include both clergy and laypeople beatified by Pope John Paul II on October 19, 1982.
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| Blessed Carole Davy | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | February 01 |
| Profession | Religious sister (Carmelite or Ursuline); martyr of the French Revolution; witness to the faith under Revolutionary persecution |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Carmelite Order or Ursuline Sisters; French Catholic Church; Martyrs of Laval; French Revolution martyrs; western French Catholic tradition |
| Patronage | Laval; Mayenne; France; martyrs of the French Revolution; religious sisters; those persecuted for their faith |
| Attributes | Religious habit (Carmelite or Ursuline); palm of martyrdom; cross; Revolutionary guillotine (martyrdom context); French Revolutionary period dress; February 1 feast |
| Birthplace | France (Mayenne or nearby region) |
| Death Place | Laval, Mayenne, France |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; killed during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution; died February 1, 1794, in Laval, Mayenne; she was killed for refusing to take the oath of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy or for continuing to practice her religious vows in defiance of the Revolutionary decrees that abolished religious life in France; Laval was one of the centers of the Vendée-Mayenne counter-revolutionary resistance (the Wars of the Vendée, 1793–1796) and saw intense Revolutionary reprisals against Catholics; she is venerated as a martyr of the French Revolution |
| Primary Shrine | Laval, Mayenne, France — Martyrs of Laval; February 1 feast or October 19 feast; JPII beatification 1982 |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; February 1 feast (or October 19 feast for the Martyrs of Laval) in France and in the Mayenne region |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Carole Davy was a French religious sister who was martyred during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution in Laval, Mayenne, on February 1, 1794.
She is associated with the Martyrs of Laval — the group of French Catholics killed in the Mayenne department during the Revolutionary period for their refusal to abandon their Catholic faith and religious life.
She was beatified by Pope John Paul II as part of the Martyrs of Laval on October 19, 1982. Her feast day is February 1.
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Birth location: France (Mayenne or nearby region)
Death location: Laval, Mayenne, France
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Blessed Carole Davy (d. 1794) was a French religious sister martyred during the Reign of Terror at Laval, Mayenne — one of the Martyrs of Laval who refused to abandon their Catholic faith under Revolutionary persecution. Beatified John Paul II, 1982. Feast February 1.
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