Blessed Françoise Bonneau
Blessed Françoise Bonneau (died 1794 AD in Avrillé, near Angers, France) was a French Catholic laywoman who was put to death during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution and is honored among the Martyrs of Angers. She was among the faithful of Anjou condemned and executed for their loyalty to the Catholic Church. Her feast day is February 1.
Françoise Bonneau was among the lay women of Anjou shot at Avrillé during the persecution of 1793–1794. She was beatified with her companions in 1984.
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| Blessed Françoise Bonneau | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | February 01 |
| Profession | Laywoman; martyr |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Martyrs of Angers; French Revolution martyrs |
| Patronage | Those persecuted for the faith; the region of Anjou; France |
| Attributes | Palm of martyrdom |
| Birthplace | Anjou, France |
| Death Place | Avrillé, near Angers, France |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; shot during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution for fidelity to the Catholic faith; one of the Martyrs of Angers |
| Primary Shrine | Angers, France |
Biography
Françoise Bonneau was a laywoman of Anjou during the French Revolution. Amid the persecution of the Catholic Church and the War in the Vendée, the region around Angers became a place of many arrests and executions of the faithful who would not abandon their religion.
In the Reign of Terror of 1793–1794, Françoise Bonneau was among the lay women condemned for their loyalty to the Catholic faith. Like most of the lay martyrs of Angers, she was shot at Avrillé, at the field outside the city remembered as the Champ des Martyrs.
She was beatified on February 19, 1984, by Pope John Paul II among the ninety-nine Martyrs of Angers, whose collective feast is kept on February 1.
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Birth location: Anjou, France
Death location: Avrillé, Anjou, France
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