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Rolende de Gerpinnes

Christian saint from Belgium

SaintPre-congregation

Born

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unknown

Died

774

Beatified

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not needed: before formal processes

Canonised

By tradition

recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Rolende of Gerpinnes, or Saint Rolende, born in the 8th century and died at Villers-Poterie around 774, was a daughter of Desiderius, king of the Lombards, exiled in Gaul, and of his wife Ansa. According to popular belief, refusing and fleeing an imposed marriage because she wished to consecrate herself to God, she set out for a monastery in Cologne where she hoped to take refuge, but died of exhaustion on the way.

Summary translated from the French Wikipedia article Rolende de Gerpinnes (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.

The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources

Nominis (Conférence des évêques de France) — Sainte Rolende, vierge († 774) — Daughter of Desiderius, king of the Lombards; her veneration grew in the Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse, and the Marche Sainte-Rolende at Gerpinnes is still held yearly in her honour. Liturgically commemorated on 13 May.
Wikidata Q21512031 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)

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