Alanus de Rupe


Alan of the Rock

Print depicting the mystical marriage of Alan to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Apostle of the Rosary
Born1428
Dinan, Brittany
Died8 September 1475 (aged 46–47)
Zwolle, Netherlands
Venerated inCatholic Church
Feast8 September (Traditional Dominican calendar)[1]
AttributesThe Rosary, Banner of the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary
Woodblock in the Alanus Psalter, 1492

Alan of the Rock OP (Ecclesiastical Latin: Alanus de Rupe; French: Alain de la Roche c. 1428 – 8 September 1475)[2] was a Dominican friar and priest, mystic and theologian. He is especially notable for his contributions to the Catholic devotion of the Rosary. Some writers claim him as a native of Germany, others of Belgium; but his disciple, Cornelius Sneek, says that he was born in Brittany. He died at Zwolle.[3]

  1. ^ "Alan de Rupe and his Indulgence of 60,000 Years". The Month. 100: 284. 1902.
  2. ^ "Alan de Rupe and his Indulgence of 60,000 Years". The Month. 100: 284. 1902.
  3. ^ Gambero, Luigi (November 2, 2010). Mary in the Middle Ages: The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Thought of Medieval Latin Theologians. Ignatius Press. p. 316. ISBN 9781681493282.

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