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Élise Rivet

Élise Rivet

1890–1945

Nationality
France
Occupation
religious sister

Élise Rivet (French pronunciation: [eliz ʁivɛ]; 19 January 1890 – 30 March 1945), also known as Mère Marie Élisabeth de l'Eucharistie, was a Catholic nun and World War II heroine.

Incarceration history

  1. Ravensbrück concentration camp
    Dates unknown

Biography

Élise Rivet (French pronunciation: [eliz ʁivɛ]; 19 January 1890 – 30 March 1945), also known as Mère Marie Élisabeth de l'Eucharistie, was a Catholic nun and World War II heroine. Rivet volunteered to go to a gas chamber at Ravensbrück concentration camp in place of a mother.

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