Blessed Catherine Cottenceau
Blessed Catherine Cottenceau (dates uncertain; died c. 1794 AD in France) was a French Catholic blessed venerated in the tradition of the martyrs of the French Revolution. She is believed to have been killed during the Reign of Terror (1793–1794) — the period of anti-Catholic persecution during the French Revolution when thousands of priests, religious, and laypeople were killed for their faith. She may be among one of the groups of French Revolution martyrs beatified by the Holy See. Her feast day is not universally established.
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| Blessed Catherine Cottenceau | |
|---|---|
| Profession | Catholic laywoman or religious; French Revolution martyr; witness to the faith under the Reign of Terror |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; French Catholic tradition; French Revolution martyrs; local cult |
| Patronage | France; martyrs of the French Revolution; those persecuted for their faith; Catholic France |
| Attributes | Simple dress or religious habit; palm of martyrdom; cross; guillotine (French Revolution martyrdom) |
| Birthplace | France |
| Death Place | France |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; killed during the French Revolution (c. 1794); Blessed Catherine Cottenceau is venerated among the martyrs of the Reign of Terror, when the revolutionary government of France launched a systematic persecution of the Catholic Church; between 1792 and 1800 approximately 3,000 clergy and thousands of laypeople were killed in France for their faith or for refusing to take oaths against the Church; the most famous of these French Revolution martyr groups include the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne (16 nuns guillotined July 17, 1794, beatified by Pius X in 1906), the Martyrs of Laval (beatified 1955), and others; Catherine Cottenceau belongs to this tradition of French Revolutionary martyrdom |
| Primary Shrine | Location unknown; local French Catholic tradition |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; local feast in relevant French Catholic tradition |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Blessed Catherine Cottenceau was a French Catholic woman who was martyred during the French Revolution — most likely during the Reign of Terror (1793–1794) or the broader revolutionary persecution of the Catholic Church (1790–1801).
She refused to apostatize — to abandon her Catholic faith or take revolutionary oaths against the Church — and was killed for her faith.
She is venerated as a martyr among the French Catholic blessed. Her feast day is not established in the universal calendar.
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Death location: France
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Blessed Catherine Cottenceau was a French Catholic martyr of the French Revolution, killed during the Reign of Terror (c. 1794) for her refusal to apostatize; she is venerated among the blessed of the Catholic Church.
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