July 17th – Feast of the Carmeltie Martyrs of Compiegne
I have posted the climactic scene of Poulenc’s opera, “Dialogues of the Carmelites”, not once but twice Today, three days after Bastille Day, is the feast day of the Martyrs…
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Francis Poulenc : “Dialogue des Carmelites” – on the feast of the Carmelite martyrs
It is the feast of the Blessed Martyrs of Compiègne: 16 Discalced Carmelite nuns executed by French revolutionaries on this day in 1794, after refusing to accept state control over…
Séamus Sweeney 