Official Portrait of Nicolas Roland, from the Livre du Choeur Hannesse, 1888
Born
8 December 1642 Baslieux-les-Reims, Champagne, Kingdom of France
Died
27 April 1678 Reims, Champagne, Kingdom of France
Venerated in
Roman Catholic Church (Diocese of Reims and Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus)
Beatified
16 October 1994 by Pope John Paul II
Major shrine
Cathedral of Reims, Reims, Marne, France
Feast
27 April
Nicolas Roland (8 December 1642 - 27 April 1678) was a French priest, canon and educator. He was a friend, contemporary and spiritual director of John Baptist de La Salle.
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NicolasRoland Payen (2 February 1914 in Athis-Mons, France – 8 December 2004) was a French aeronautical engineer. He has been described as the originator...
by NicolasRoland Payen, and first flown in 1954. It was the first French aircraft of this kind and the smallest jet aircraft of its day. Roland Payen...
taken from a Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star. The work of French designer NicolasRoland Payen somewhat paralleled that of Lippisch. During the 1930s, he had...
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Roland Walter Ratzenberger (German: [ˈroːlant ˈratsn̩bɛrɡɐ]; 4 July 1960 – 30 April 1994) was an Austrian racing driver who raced in various categories...
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Memorial 26 April: Our Lady of Good Counsel – Memorial 27 April: Blessed NicolasRoland, priest – Optional Memorial 8 May: Our Lady of the Star – Feast 15 May:...
visiting the convent, La Salle arrived. The order had been founded by NicolasRoland, young La Salle's spiritual director, who had named La Salle one of...
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