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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)

Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)

The Cure of Ars: The Priest Who Out-talked the Devil by Milton Lomask

The Cure of Ars: The Story of St John Vianney by Mary Fabyan Windeatt

The Man Who Fought the Devil: The Cure of Ars by Eva K. Betz

The Cure D'Ars: St. Jean-Marie-Baptiste Vianney by Francis Trochu

French Revolution (1787-1799)

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baronness Orczy (read the entire series online)

The Song at the Scaffold by Gertrud Von Le Fort (d. July 17, 1794)

To Quell the Terror: The True Story of the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne by William Bush

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

The Guillotine and the Cross by Warren Carroll