Blessed Roger of Ellant

Memorial

• 4 January

Profile

Cistercian monk at Lorroyen-Berry, France. Founding abbot of a monastery at Ellent, archdiocese of Rheims, France in 1156. Known for his dedication to the monastic life, and his care for the area sick.

Born

• in England

Died

• 1160 at Ellent, France of natural causes
• relics enshrined in the chapel of the monastery he founded there

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Kirken i Norge
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Roger of Ellant“. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 February 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <>