04 may 2010, The martyrdom of the servant of God, Marguerite Rutan - accepted
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(...) On April 17 in Rome , the Congress of Theologians unanimously accepted the martyrdom of the servant of God, Marguerite Rutan, Daughter of Charity, who was guillotined in Dax during the French Revolution in 1794.
Father Guerra [Postulator of the Congregation of the Mission] specified that now it is necessary to wait for the next meeting of Cardinals, followed by the final decision of the Holy Father, and that the beatification of Sister Marguerite could very probably be celebrated during the coming months in Dax [France] – a place that is distinctively Vincentian. The success of the cause of Sister Marguerite, introduced at the beginning of the 20th Century, is a grace of this Jubilee Year in honor of the 350th anniversary of the deaths of Saint Louise and Saint Vincent .
Now it is up to us to learn more about this Daughter of Charity who lived through the years of revolutionary turmoil, underwent harassment and persecution as she continued to serve sick persons, and finally gave her life in order to remain faithful to her Lord and to the Church.
(from the letter of Sr Evelyne Franc, Superioress General ; 24th of April 2010)
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