Home >> Society >> Religion and Spirituality >> Christianity >> Denominations >> Catholicism >> Saints >> A >> Blessed Alanus de Rupe Alanus de Rupe Or Alanus de la Roche. Dominican, tireless promoter of the Rosary, d. 1475. Alexandra's Well St. Alphonsus Liguori relates a story about St. Dominic and the Rosary which strains credulity to the breaking point. Ultimately this story can be traced back to Bl. Alanus de Rupe. Blessed Alanus de Rupe, OP Also known as Alan or Alain. His cultus has never officially been approved, but he is customarily given the honorific "Blessed." Bl. Alan de la Roche The fourth chapter of St. Louis de Montfort's book "The Secret of the Rosary."
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