written by Bernanos was staged as a play that premiered in 1951 in Zurich and ran for 300 performances the following year. Bernanos’ text, due to Bruckberger’s efforts, was used as the basis for the French film Le Dialogue des Carmélites, which was written and directed by Agostini and released in 1960. James Travers and Willems Henri stated that the film, even with its cast and production values, "stood the test of time and deserves to be more widely known". Travers and Henri also said that the film "more than does justice to Georges Bernanos’ play and provides a thoughtful and emotionally involving reflection on the power and limits of faith". The cast was composed of well-known French actors: Pierre Brasseur, Jeanne Moreau, Madeline Renaud, Alida Valli, Georges Wilson, and Jean-Louis Barrault. In 1984, a version, directed by Pierre Cardinal, based upon Bernanos’ dialogue, was produced for French television. The television version included more of Bernanos’ dialogue than the 1960 film, and Anne Caudry, who was his granddaughter, was featured in it. French composer Francis Poulenc was commissioned to write a ballet based on Bernanos' dialogue for La Scala and Casa Ricordi, but he wrote an opera instead, titled Dialogues of the Carmelites. As of 2019, the Metropolitan Opera had performed the opera 59 times, first in English, then in its original French, since its premiere in 1977, to sold-out audiences. The Martyrs of Compiègne were beatified on May 27, 1906. They were the first martyrs of the French Revolution to be so recognized by the Holy See. Their feast day is 17 July. On February 22, 2022, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Beauvais announced that Pope Francis had accepted the procedure of equipollent canonization for the Martyrs of Compiègne, by which they could be canonized as saints without recognition of a miracle attributed to their intercession. List of the martyrs The Martyrs of Compiègne consisted of 11 nuns, three lay sisters, and two externs (or tertiaries). Choir Nuns Mother Teresa of St. Augustine, prioress (Madeleine-Claudine Ledoine). Born in Paris, 22 September 1752. Professed May 1775. She was the only child of an employee of the Paris Observatory. According to Bush, "she received every educational advantage available to young ladies of the time". Her artistic and poetic gifts were cultivated; some of her work has been preserved at the Carmels of Compiègne and Sens. Her dowry to enter the convent