Venerable
Albane
A venerable mother honored at Leigneux in France; few details of her life survive.
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- Era
- 11th century
- Place
- Leigneux
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Albane, also called Aybana, is a nun reputed to have founded, around 1050, the Benedictine priory of Sainte-Marie at Leigneux in the Forez region of France. According to tradition she is buried in the choir of the priory church; her tomb is listed in the heritage inventory of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. A fountain of Sainte Albane gave its name to a village square.
Locally a pilgrimage was held on the last day of March. She lived after 1054; the sources consulted show no Orthodox canonization.