To Quell the Terror: The True Story of the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne

To Quell the Terror: The True Story of the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne
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Publisher : ICS Publications
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 9780935216677
ISBN-13 : 0935216677
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Book Synopsis To Quell the Terror: The True Story of the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne by : William Bush

Download or read book To Quell the Terror: The True Story of the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne written by William Bush and published by ICS Publications. This book was released on 1999 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the dramatic true story of the Discalced Carmelite nuns of Compiègne, martyred during the French Revolution's "Great Terror," and known to the world through their fictional representation in Gertrud von Le Fort's Song at the Scaffoldand Francis Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites. Includes index and 15 photos. More Information At the height of the French Revolution's "Great Terror," a community of sixteen Carmelite nuns from Compiègne offered their lives to restore peace to the church and to France. Ten days after their deaths by the guillotine, Robespierre fell, and with his execution on the same scaffold the Reign of Terror effectively ended. Had God thus accepted and used the Carmelites' generous self-gift? Through Gertrud von Le Fort's modern novella, Song at the Scaffold, and Francis Poulenc's famed opera, Dialogues of the Carmelites, (with its libretto by Georges Bernanos), modern audiences around the world have become captivated by the mysterious destiny of these Compiègne martyrs, Blessed Teresa of St. Augustine and her companions. Now, for the first time in English, William Bush explores at length the facts behind the fictional representations, and reflects on their spiritual significance. Based on years of research, this book recounts in lively detail virtually all that is known of the life and background of each of the martyrs, as well as the troubled times in which they lived. The Compiègne Carmelites, sustained by their remarkable prioress, emerge as distinct individuals, struggling as Christians to understand and respond to an awesome calling, relying not on their own strength but on the mercy of God and the guiding hand of Providence.


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