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Blessed Nicolas Roland

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

27-Apr

Born

8 December 1642 in Rheims, Marne, France

Died

27 April 1678 in Rheims, Marne, France of natural causes; interred in the crypt of the Sisters of the Child Jesus in Rheims

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.

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