Elizabeth Rose was a
Benedictine nun at
Chelles,
France. She founded the convent of Sainte-Marie-du-Rozoy, near
Courtenay,
Loiret,
France, and served as its first
abbess. Eventually she retired to live as an
anchoress
In Christianity, an anchorite or anchoret (female: anchoress) is someone who, for religious reasons, withdraws from secular society so as to be able to lead an intensely prayer-oriented, ascetic, or Eucharist-focused life. While anchorites are ...
in a hollow oak tree.
Saint Elizabeth Rose
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French Roman Catholic saints
12th-century Christian saints
1130 deaths
Benedictine nuns
Year of birth unknown
Female saints of medieval France
Medieval French saints
12th-century French nuns
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