ALL GOES WELL UNTIL THE REVOLUTION
The Fathers build these houses to rent along the route, and own
22 streets in Paris and 20 villages nearby:
Ns° 99, 101, 103 et 105 of the rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis
But during the Terror* religious groups are forbidden. Many congregation members leave France.
*The time of mass executions during the Revolution (September 5, 1793 - July 27, 1794)
"What a happy day for us, my sisters, yes, the gentle names of mother and wife are far preferable to that of nun... ."
Because their charitable work is needed the Daughters of Charity are left alone — unless they reject the reorganization of the Church that leaves out the Pope.
Four are executed for refusing it.*
*Two films and an opera tell a story close to theirs: Le Dialogue des Carmélites (on the opera, in English), full movies on You/Tube (movie with Jeanne Moreau, opera by François Poulenc, all in French).
The Sainted Daughters of Charity, Martyrs of the French Revolution / zoom
They sing as they march up the scaffold steps to the guillotine, one by one, the Abbess last, still singing.
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They return at the Restauration:*
*The attempt to return to the pre-Revolutionary regime (in 1815-1830) after Napoleon's defeat
- Headquarters of the Daughters of Charity (140 rue du Bac, 7th)
- Headquarters of the Lazarists (95 rue de Sèvres, 7th)
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