The 16 Carmelite martyrs of Compiègne were guillotined during the French Revolution.You can read more about them in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
Also recommended are:
The Song at the Scaffold by Gertrud Von Le Fort (Neumann Press) - approriate for high school or adult
To Quell the Terror: The Mystery of the Vocation of the Sixteen Carmelites of Compiegne Guillotined July 17, 1794 by William Bush (not yet reviewed for age-appropriateness)
2 comments:
You left out the splendid Poulenc opera "Dialogues des Carmelites" written in 1953 libretto by Georges Bernanos. "Dialogues" is an intensely moving opera and I believe this work is one of the masterpieces of 20th century opera.
Wow, I wasn't aware of that. Thank you!
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