October 17th

Blessed Marie Natalie Vanot and Companions, Martyrs of Valenciennes

Blessed · Common of Virgin Martyrs · Valenciennes, France

At Valenciennes, likewise in France, Blessed Marie Natalie of Saint Louis (Marie Louise Josèphe) Vanot and four companions, virgins of the Order of Saint Ursula and martyrs, who, when the French Revolution was raging, were condemned to death in hatred of the Catholic faith and ascended the scaffold reciting the psalm “Miserere.”

Latin Original

Valentiánz item in Gállia, beatárum Maríze Natálizee a Sancto Ludovíco (Maríz Ludovícae loséphae) Vanot et quáttuor sociárum,” vírginum ex Ordine Ursulinárum et mártyrum, quz, szeviénte gállica perturbatióne, in ódium cathólice fídei cápite damnátze, psalmum « Miserére» recitántes patíbulum ascendérunt.