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These 16 nuns were guillotined in the French Revolution. Now the Pope has declared them saints

By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Historian, Australian Catholic University

A group of 16 Discalced Carmelite nuns executed during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution were canonised by Pope Francis on December 18.

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