Saint Roch

Deceased Person

1295 – 1327

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Who was Saint Roch?

Saint Roch or Rocco; lived c.1348 - 15/16 August 1376/79 was a Christian saint, a confessor whose death is commemorated on 16 August; he is specially invoked against the plague. He may also be called Rock in English, and has the dedication of St Rollox in Glasgow, Scotland, said to be a corruption of St Roch's Loch.

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Born
1295
Montpellier
Nationality
  • France
Died
Aug 16, 1327
Voghera

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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