She was born in Cambrai, France. At the age of twenty-two, she entered the Poor Clare monastery in Valenciennes, taking the name Joséphine. Her sister Marie was an Ursuline, also in Valenciennes.[1]
When the monasteries and convents were suppressed during the French Revolution, she fled to her family in Mons, Hainaut, as did her sister. When Austrian forces took the city, there was a brief period of peace, and Joséphine returned to Valenciennes in 1793. Since her own Poor Clare monastery had been destroyed, she and her sister resumed religious life at the Ursuline Convent.[1]
The revolutionary army retook the city and in 1794, she and several other nuns were arrested on the grounds that they were emigres who had returned without permission and were running a religious school. They were condemned for high treason. On October 23, 1794 she and her sister, two other Ursulines, and two Bridgettine nuns were guillotined.[1] The nuns went to their deaths singing the Litany of Loretto.[2]
Joséphine Leroux was beatified by Pope Benedict XV in 1920.[3]
joséphine, leroux, january, 1747, october, 1794, born, anne, josepha, leroux, french, poor, clare, executed, during, french, revolution, blessedmartyrborn23, january, 1747cambrai, kingdom, francedied23, october, 1794valenciennes, french, first, republicvenerat. Josephine Leroux 23 January 1747 23 October 1794 born Anne Josepha Leroux was a French Poor Clare nun executed during the French Revolution BlessedJosephine LerouxMartyrBorn23 January 1747Cambrai Kingdom of FranceDied23 October 1794Valenciennes French First RepublicVenerated inRoman Catholic ChurchBeatified13 June 1920 by Pope Benedict XVFeastOctober 23Life EditShe was born in Cambrai France At the age of twenty two she entered the Poor Clare monastery in Valenciennes taking the name Josephine Her sister Marie was an Ursuline also in Valenciennes 1 When the monasteries and convents were suppressed during the French Revolution she fled to her family in Mons Hainaut as did her sister When Austrian forces took the city there was a brief period of peace and Josephine returned to Valenciennes in 1793 Since her own Poor Clare monastery had been destroyed she and her sister resumed religious life at the Ursuline Convent 1 The revolutionary army retook the city and in 1794 she and several other nuns were arrested on the grounds that they were emigres who had returned without permission and were running a religious school They were condemned for high treason On October 23 1794 she and her sister two other Ursulines and two Bridgettine nuns were guillotined 1 The nuns went to their deaths singing the Litany of Loretto 2 Josephine Leroux was beatified by Pope Benedict XV in 1920 3 References Edit a b c Blessed Josephine Leroux Poor Claires Belleville Butler Alban Butler s Lives of the Saints Vol 10 Liturgical Press 1995 ISBN 9780814623862 p 119 Josephine Leroux Okumenisches HeiligenlexikonExternal links Edit The Martyrs Duffy s Fireside Magazine May 1853 No XXXI a story about the martyrs This article about a French saint is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Josephine Leroux amp oldid 1093717382, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
