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Detail Of A Painting Of Blessed Nicolas Roland Date Unknown Artist Unknown Hotel De La Salle Reims

Detail Of A Painting Of Blessed Nicolas Roland Date Unknown Artist Unknown Hotel De La Salle Reims

Blessed Nicolas Roland

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

April 27

Born

December 8, 1642

Died

April 27, 1678

Beatified

16 October 1994 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

21 December 1992 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtue)

Biography

Blessed Nicolas Roland, also known as Blessed Nicolas Roland Deslandres, was born on 8 December 1642 in Rheims, Marne, France. He was raised in a pious family and received a thorough education under the guidance of the Jesuits. Nicolas showed great intellectual promise and a deep devotion to the Catholic faith from a young age.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified1994-10-16 by 16 October 1994 by Pope John Paul II

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