page_title: Jean Rolin (cardinal)
hierarchical_section_title: Jean Rolin (cardinal)
caption_attribution_description: English: Jean Rolin (cardinal)
context_page_description: Jean Rolin was a Burgundian bishop and Cardinal.
  His father, Nicolas Rolin, was ducal Chancellor of Burgundy, and lord of Authumes. Jean became a Cardinal in 1448, created by Pope Nicholas V, as part of diplomatic engagement between the Duchy of Burgundy and the Papacy, tending against France.
  He was bishop of Chalon-sur-Saône in 1431, and bishop of Autun in 1436. He was a patron of the arts, supporting the work of an anonymous illustrator known as the Master of Jean Rolin.
context_section_description: Jean (Jehan) Rolin (1408–1483) was a Burgundian bishop and Cardinal.
  His father, Nicolas Rolin, was ducal Chancellor of Burgundy, and lord of Authumes. Jean became a Cardinal in 1448, created by Pope Nicholas V, as part of diplomatic engagement between the Duchy of Burgundy and the Papacy, tending against France.
  He was bishop of Chalon-sur-Saône in 1431, and bishop of Autun in 1436. He was a patron of the arts, supporting the work of an anonymous illustrator known as the Master of Jean Rolin.
caption: Detail of a Nativity painting by Jean Hey with donor portrait of Cardinal Rolin and his dog.
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