Saint rose of viterbo biography

Christian saint

Rose of Viterbo, TOSF (Italian: Rosa da Viterbo; c. 1233 – 6 March 1251), was a young woman born in Viterbo, then a contested commune of the Papal States.

She spent her brief life as a recluse, and was outspoken in her support of the papacy. Otherwise leading an unremarkable life, she later became known for her mystical gifts of prophecy and having miraculous powers. She is honoured as a saint by the Catholic Church.

Life

The chronology of her life remains uncertain, as the acts of her canonization, the chief historical sources, record no dates.^[1] Most scholars agree she was probably born around the year 1233.^[2]

Born of poor and pious parents, even as a child, Rose had a great desire to pray and to aid the poor.^[3] She prayed much for the conversion of sinners.^[4] Rose was not yet 10 years old when the Blessed Virgin Mary is said to have instructed her to take the habit of the Third Order o