Saint Rose of Viterbo
Born in Viterbo in 1235, Rose dedicated herself to God from childhood and joined the Franciscan Third Order. She traveled through cities to preach the…
First name and chronology
25 saints and blesseds bear the name Rose, between 1235 and 2006; the most famous is Saint Rose of Viterbo, celebrated on September 4th.
Dated figures are ordered from earliest to latest.
Born in Viterbo in 1235, Rose dedicated herself to God from childhood and joined the Franciscan Third Order. She traveled through cities to preach the…
Saint Rose of Lima is the first saint of the New World. A member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic, she led a life of extreme austerities and mystic…
Franziska Streitel (1844-1911), in religion Mother Mary Frances of the Cross, was a German religious sister and foundress of the congregation of the S…
Maria Laura Baraggia (1851-1923) was an Italian religious sister, foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Family of the Sacred Heart of Je…
Eulalie Durocher (Mother Marie-Rose) is the Canadian foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, dedicated to th…
Aniela Róża Godecka (1861-1937) was the co-founder of the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, dedicated to supporting …
Foundress of the Sisters of Misericorde of Montreal
Founder of the Institute of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate, she dedicated her life to Eucharistic adoration and reparation.
Foundress of the Institute of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Girona, Maria Rosa Teresa Gay Tibau dedicated her life to the care of the poor sick.
Rosa Maria Benedetta Gattorno (1831-1900) was an Italian widow, foundress of the Daughters of Saint Anne, dedicated to assisting the most destitute.
Sister Maria Klara Fietz (1905-1937) was an Austrian Franciscan religious, the first doctoral student of her congregation, whose mystical life and joy…
Foundress of the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena in Portugal, she dedicated her life to the education of poor girls …
Maddalena Teresa Rosa Notari, in religion Mother Maria Pia of the Cross (1847-1919), was an Italian religious, foundress of the Congregation of the Cr…
Daughter of the writer Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rose Hawthorne Lathrop (Mother Mary Alphonsa) dedicated herself to the free care of the incurably ill with…
Eurosia Fabris (1866-1932), known as "Mamma Rosa," was an Italian mother and Franciscan tertiary, a model of lay holiness beatified in 2005.
Foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Dominic in Poland, she dedicated herself to the education of rural children and the care of the …
Saint Euphrasia Eluvathingal (1877-1952) was an Indian Syro-Malabar Carmelite nun, known for her life of intense prayer and nicknamed the 'Praying Mot…
Rosa Ojeda Creus (1871-1954) was a Spanish religious sister, founder of the Institute of the Carmelite Sisters of Saint Joseph, recognized as Venerabl…
Róża Czacka (1876-1961), in religion Mother Elżbieta, was a Polish religious sister, foundress of the Franciscan Sisters Servants of the Cross and a p…
An Italian Franciscan religious, Bruna Pellesi (in religion Sister Maria Rosa of Jesus) offered 27 years of suffering linked to tuberculosis for the s…
Maria Crocifissa Curcio (1877-1957) was an Italian religious sister, foundress of the Congregation of the Carmelite Missionary Sisters of Saint Theres…
French priest and founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Guardian Angel, dedicated to the education of rural children and the care of the s…
A French priest of the Diocese of Carcassonne, Louis-Antoine-Rose Ormières is the founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Guardian Angel, de…
Italian religious sister (1951-1974) of the congregation of the Daughters of Mary Most Holy Co-Redemptrix, declared Venerable by Pope Francis.
Sister Leonella Sgorbati (1940-2006), an Italian Consolata missionary nun, dedicated her life to serving the sick in Kenya and Somalia, where she died…
The feast of Rose is celebrated on September 4th, in memory of Saint Rose of Viterbo.
25 saints and blesseds bear the name Rose, including Saint Rose of Viterbo, Saint Rose of Lima, Saint Euphrasia Eluvathingal, Leonella Sgorbati and Louis-Antoine-Rose Ormières.
The most famous saint named Rose is Saint Rose of Viterbo (13th century).