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ST ROSELINE OF VILLENEUVE, VIRGIN - 17 JANUARY

 

SAINT ROSELINE OF VILLENEUVE, VIRGIN 

Saint Roseline was born to an aristocratic family, at the château of Les Arcs-sur-Argens, Var, in eastern Provence, near Draguignan. As a child, she discreetly distributed food from the chateau larder to the local poor people. One day her father caught her sneaking out with her apron full of bread. When she was forced to open her apron to reveal its contents, it was a bunch of roses that fell out - the Miracle of the Roses.

 Roseline became a Carthusian nun at Bertaud in the alps of Dauphiné. Her consecration took place in 1288, and in about 1330 she succeeded her aunt, Jeanne (Diane) de Villeneuve, as prioress of La Celle-Robaud in the Diocese of Fréjus near her home. In 1320 her brother Hélion de Villeneuve, Grand Master (1319–46) of the Knights of St John, restored the monastery, and in 1323 and 1328 Pope John XXII, formerly Bishop of Fréjus, increased its revenue, granting indulgences for the anniversary of the dedication of the church.

Her shrine, situated at Les Arcs-sur-Argens near Draguignan, has been for six centuries a place of pilgrimage. The Roseline Chapel near the Château Sainte Roseline is located in a private vineyard. It contains the body of Roseline in a glass reliquary. According to legend, one day Rosaline was so caught up in contemplation that she failed to make dinner for the nuns. Angels came down, prepared the dinner and set the table. This story is depicted at the chapel in a wall mosaic by Chagall.

Roseline de Villeneuve is a patron saint of the Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon and of sailors.

Many visions together with extraordinary austerities and great power over demons are ascribed to her. Roseline went to her eternal reward on January 17, 1329.

Sources:
https://www.beyond.fr/sites/roseline.html
https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/roseline-saint-rossolina
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseline_de_Villeneuve

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Roseline may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org































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