Marie-Clémentine Anuarite
Nun of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family in the DRC, martyr of purity murdered in 1964 while forgiving her executioner.
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First name and chronology
2 saints and blesseds bear the name Alphonsine, between 1929 and 1964; the most famous is Marie-Clémentine Anuarite, celebrated on December 1st.
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Nun of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family in the DRC, martyr of purity murdered in 1964 while forgiving her executioner.
A Congolese religious sister of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family, she died a martyr in 1964 while defending her chastity against Sim…