Pope Francis has declared as saints 16 Carmelite martyrs executed by guillotine during the French Revolution and confirmed the martyrdom and heroic virtues of five others in a series of decrees published 18 December.
Using what the Vatican called an “equipollent” or equivalent canonisation, Pope Francis approved adding to the canon of saints Blessed Teresa of St Augustine and 15 other members of the Carmelites of Compiègne killed during the French Reign of Terror.
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