Why was Saint Marie Amandine beheaded?

Answer 1

She was beheaded because of the Boxer Rebellion in China where she worked. The rebellion was started in 1898, by a group of peasants in northern China. They began to form a group that was commonly known as the "boxers." They wanted to rid China from all foreigners and foreign influence. By late 1899, Boxers were killing Christian missionaries in large massacres along with Christian Chinese people. They came out of the countryside and were now at the capital. The empress Dowager of China ordered all foreign people to be killed on June 18. An international force was created of American, British, Russian, French, Italian, and Japanese soldiers. By the time the Empress' orders were issued, several foreign ministers and families were killed before the international army could protect them.

Marie Amandine and the rest of her clinic were beheaded on July 9, 1990 twenty-one days after the Empress' gave her orders. A few days before her death, Marie Hermine tells the people that: "Marie Amandine said this morning that she was praying to God not to preserve the martyrs but to strengthen them." In fact, even in prison, Marie Amandine continued to stay upbeat and enjoyed the admiration of those who were in prison with her.

Answer 2

Saint Marie Amandine was beheaded during the French Revolution specifically for refusing to renounce her faith as a Christian and take an oath to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, which required clergy members to support the government over the Pope. She chose to remain loyal to her beliefs and was martyred for her faith.