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Roseline de Villeneuve
Carthusian nun and Blessed
SaintResearchedFranceCarthusian OrderPre-congregation
Feast: 17 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1263
verified
Died
17 January 1329
verified
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Roseline, overcoming her father's opposition, became a Carthusian nun and later succeeded her aunt as prioress of Celle-Roubaud in Provence.
Many visions, great austerities and power over demons are ascribed to her. She resigned her office before her death on 17 January 1329.
The miracles
The long-standing local honour paid to her was confirmed for the Diocese of Fréjus in 1851 and for the Carthusian Order in 1857.
Why that counted as sanctity
A Carthusian prioress of great austerity and prayer.
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - St. Roseline
- Wikidata Q143109 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Roseline of Villeneuve (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.