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Blessed Alanus De Rupe
Blessed Alanus De Rupe

Blessed Alanus De Rupe

Also known as: Alain de la Roche; Alan de Rupe; Alan de la Roche; Alan the Breton; Alano de la Roca; Alanus Rupe

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

8 September; 14 August (Belgium)

Born

C.1428 in Sizun, Brittany, France

Died

8 September 1475 in Zwolle, Netherlands of natural causes

Beatified

Never formally confirmed or beatified

Biography

Blessed Alanus de Rupe, also known as Alain de La Roche, Alan de Rupe, Alan de La Roche, Alan the Breton, Alano de la Roca, and Alanus Rupe, was born around the year 1428 in Sizun, Brittany, France. He was a notable theologian, philosopher, scholar, and writer of his time.


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