Blessed Alan De Solminihac
Also known as: Alain de Solminihac; Alamus de Solminihac; Alan av Solminihac; Alan of Solminihac; Alanus av Solminihac
Feast Day
31 December; 3 January (Augustinians)
Born
25 November 1593 in the family castle at Belet, Dordogne, France
Died
31 December 1659 at Mercues, Lot, France of natural causes
Beatified
4 October 1981 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
19 June 1927 by Pope Pius XI (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Alan de Solminihac, also known as Alain de Solminihac, Alamus de Solminihac, Alan av Solminihac, Alan of Solminihac, and Alanus av Solminihac, was born on November 25, 1593, in the family castle at Belet, Dordogne, France. He was born into a noble, pious, and patriotic family, and from a young age, he felt a calling to serve God in the military as a member of the Knights of Malta. However, his plans took a different turn when he joined the Augustinian Regular at Chancelade Abbey in Périgueux, France, at the age of twenty.
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