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BL. ROSNATA, MARTYR - 14 JULY

 

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BLESSED ROSNATA, MARTYR


Blessed Rosnata, Martyr (July 14, or June 12), was the founder of the Premonstratensian convent of Teplá (Tepla) in Bohemia. (See also B. Hrosnata, Vol. IV, pp. 773 and 774). To supplement this account, we add a few events from his life. He was a blossoming young man when he accompanied his sister Woislawa to meet her future husband, Duke Otto of Krakow. It happened that during a walk along the banks of the Vistula (Weichsel), he slipped and fell into the river. Boats immediately tried in vain to pull him back in. Then one of his companions jumped into the river and saw a tuft of hair above the water at the spot where he presumed to have sunk. He reached for it and, to his astonishment, pulled the young man from the water still alive. He recounted how a woman of wondrous beauty held back the water rushing to his mouth with her hand, thus preventing his drowning. Following his miraculous rescue, Blessed Rosnata resolved to one day erect a beautiful lasting edifice in honour of the Mother of God. A number of years later, he indeed founded his monastery, as well as a convent for women, which was called Chotieschau, meaning "Meadow of God-sworn Virgins." His sister Woislawa, who had become a widow, also entered this convent and died on May 27, 1227, renowned for her holiness. It was dissolved in 1782.
➡️ Blessed Rosnata's Martyrdom

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 148)

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Blessed Rosnata 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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