Alanus de Rupe
Alan de la Roche | |
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Print depicting the mystical marriage of Alan to the Blessed Virgin Mary. | |
| Apostle of the Rosary | |
| Born | 1428 Dinan, Brittany |
| Died | 8 September 1475 (aged 46–47) Zwolle, Netherlands |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Feast | 8 September (Traditional Dominican calendar) |
| Attributes | The Rosary, Banner of the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary |
Alan de la Roche OP (Ecclesiastical Latin: Alanus de Rupe; French: Alain c. 1428 – 8 September 1475) was a Breton-born priest and Dominican friar and priest, mystic and theologian. 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. He is especially notable for his contributions to the Catholic devotion of the Rosary: According to tradition, the devotion to the Holy Rosary had been neglected and forgotten in most of Europe in the centuries after Saint Dominic established it, and Alan is credited with re-establishing the devotion.