Blessed Douceline Of Digne
Also known as: Douceline of Hyères; Douceline of Marseille
Feast Day
1-Sep
Born
1214 in Digne-les-Bains, Provence (in modern France)
Died
1 September 1274 in Marseille, France of natural causes; interred in the the Franciscan church in Marseille next to her brother Hugues; the bishop of Orange, France delivered her funeral eulogy; relics transferred to the New Major church when the old one was demolished in 1524; relics transferred to the new cathedral, built in 1857
Biography
Blessed Douceline of Digne, also known as Douceline of Hyères and Douceline of Marseille, was born in 1214 in Digne-les-Bains, Provence, in modern-day France. She was the daughter of Berengarius of Digne, a prosperous merchant, and Huguette of Barjols. From an early age, Douceline witnessed the piety and charitable acts of her parents, which deeply influenced her own spiritual journey.
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