Nicolas Roland

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Nicolas Roland
Official Portrait of Nicolas Roland, from the Livre du Choeur Hannesse, 1888
Born8 December 1642
Baslieux-les-Reims, Champagne, Kingdom of France
Died27 April 1678
Reims, Champagne, Kingdom of France
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
(Diocese of Reims and Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus)
Beatified16 October 1994 by Pope John Paul II
Major shrineCathedral of Reims,
Reims, Marne, France
Feast27 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.