St. Rosaline of Villeneuve was born in 1267 in Provence, France. She was consecrated a Carthusian nun at the age of 21. In about 1300, she succeeded her aunt, Blessed Jeanne (Diane) de Villeneuve, as Prioress of the Carthusian monastery of La Celle-Roubaud. It was the time of the last crusades. The Villeneuves were a devout family who fought for the protection of Christian souls, some with sword and armor and some, like St. Rosaline, with prayer and...