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Douceline of Digne
13th-century Provençal saint
SaintCounty of ProvencePoor ClaresPre-congregation
Feast: 1 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1214
Died
1274
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Douceline of Digne (c. 1215/1216 – 1274) was the founder of the Beguines of Marseille and the subject of a vita that survives today, The Life of Douceline de Digne.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- Nominis — Sainte Douceline (+1274) — 'Mystique dévouée aux soins des malades (+1274)' — the Provençal beguine foundress; death year matches.
- Wikidata Q1251650 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Douceline of Digne (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.