Ascelina

{{short description|French Roman Catholic saint}}

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|birth_date= 1121

|death_date= 1195

|feast_day= 23 August

|venerated_in= Roman Catholic Church

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Ascelina (1121–1195), was a French Cistercian nun and mystic.

Ascelina spent the majority of her life at the Cistercian convent at Boulancourt, Haute-Marne, France. It is believed that she was a relative of St. Bernard.[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3014 St. Ascelina] Catholic Online

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