Charlotte Lucas
martyr at Avrillé
Feast: 18 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Avrillé near Angers in France, Blessed Félicité Pricet, Monique Pichery, Charlotte Lucas and Victoire Gusteau, martyrs, who, while the French Revolution was raging, were shot in hatred of the Christian faith.
The miracles
As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 18 January as one of four women shot at Avrillé in hatred of the Christian faith during the French Revolution.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Félicité Pricet Blessed“At Avrillé near Angers in France, Blesseds Félicité Pricet, Monique Pichery, Charlotte Lucas and Victoire Gusteau, martyrs, who, while the French Revolution raged, were shot out of hatred for the Christian faith.” — this site's research
- Monique Pichery Blessed“At Avrillé near Angers in France, Blesseds Félicité Pricet, Monique Pichery, Charlotte Lucas and Victoire Gusteau, martyrs, who, while the French Revolution raged, were shot out of hatred for the Christian faith.” — this site's research
- Victoire Gusteau Blessed“At Avrillé near Angers in France, Blessed Félicité Pricet, Monique Pichery, Charlotte Lucas and Victoire Gusteau, martyrs, who, while the French Revolution was raging, were shot in hatred of the Christian faith.” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.