French town near city with papal history to mark 100 years since Martyrs of Orange beatification

French town near city with papal history to mark 100 years since Martyrs of Orange beatification

In southern France, a legacy of martyrdom accompanied the loss of the papacy's temporal power in France.

France town with deep papal history to mark 100th anniversary of the beatification of the Martyrs of Orange - The Dialog

PARIS — As the world watches Rome for the election of a new pope, the southern French city of Avignon reflects on its own deep papal history — and the legacy of martyrdom that accompanied the loss of the papacy’s temporal power in France. On May 11, Archbishop François Fonlupt and neighboring bishops will mark the 100th anniversary of the beatification of the Martyrs of Orange — 32 religious sisters guillotined during the French Revolution for r…