Rosine d'Augsbourg

Who they were

Though shrouded in mystery, Saint Rosina of Wenglingen has been venerated for centuries in parts of Germany, especially in the town of Wenglingen, in the diocese of Augsburg, of which she has been patroness since the 13th century. Her elusive figure, thought to date from the 4th century, is variously described as a virgin, a virgin martyr shown with palm and sword, and sometimes as a hermit martyr; nothing certain is known of her life.

Her devotion grew steadily over the centuries: in a 1769 Corpus Domini procession at Miesbach she was represented in a tableau vivant, an honour reserved for the best-known saints, and in the 18th and 19th centuries many girls were given her name. She has sometimes been confused with a Saint Eufrosina, or with Saint Rofina or Rufina. Her feast has long been kept on 11 March, still the date observed at Wenglingen today.

The miracles

There was never a formal cause: she has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.

Why that counted as sanctity

Virgin martyr venerated at Wenglingen in the diocese of Augsburg since at least the 13th century; feast 11 March.