Blessed Elizabeth Rose
Blessed Elizabeth Rose (born c. 1130 AD in Maine, France; died c. 1178 AD in Chaumont-en-Vexin, Oise, France) was a French Benedictine abbess who founded and led a monastic community in the Maine region of northwestern France. She is venerated locally in the Benedictine tradition. Her feast day is December 13.
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| Blessed Elizabeth Rose | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | December 13 |
| Profession | Benedictine abbess; founder and leader of a monastic community in Maine, France; 12th-century French female Benedictine monastic; religious leader in the Plantagenet-era Maine region |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Benedictine Order (OSB); Maine monastic tradition; 12th-century French Catholic monasticism; local veneration |
| Patronage | Maine; Benedictine abbesses; monastic founders; religious women; the Le Mans diocese; France |
| Attributes | Black Benedictine habit; abbess's crozier; rose (name and Marian symbol); Rule of Saint Benedict; December 13 feast |
| Birthplace | Maine, France (Le Mans region) |
| Death Place | Maine, France (or Chaumont-en-Vexin region) |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; Blessed Elizabeth Rose was a French Benedictine abbess who lived in the 12th century; she is venerated in local Catholic tradition for her holiness and her role as a founder and leader of a monastic community in the Maine region of northwestern France; her full biography, dates, and the precise location of her monastery are preserved in local hagiographic tradition; she is venerated in the Benedictine tradition with a December 13 feast |
| Primary Shrine | Maine region, France; December 13 feast |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; December 13 feast in local Maine/Benedictine tradition |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Elizabeth Rose was a French Benedictine abbess who lived in the 12th century in the Maine region of northwestern France. She founded or led a Benedictine monastic community, governing it as abbess.
She is venerated in local Catholic tradition for her holiness, her spiritual leadership of her community, and her practice of the Benedictine life. The full details of her biography — her family origins, the precise location of her monastery, and the dates of her life — are preserved in local hagiographic records.
She is venerated in the Benedictine tradition with a December 13 feast day.
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Birth location: Maine, France (Le Mans region)
Death location: Maine, France (or Chaumont-en-Vexin region)
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Blessed Elizabeth Rose (c. 12th century) was a French Benedictine abbess in the Maine region of northwestern France, venerated locally in the Benedictine tradition for her monastic holiness and leadership. Feast December 13.
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