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Venerable

Austrebertha of Pavilly

Abbess of Pavilly

A French nun of the 7th century who entered the cloister very young and became abbess of Pavilly.

Feast
February 10old style February 23
Reposed
7048th century
Place
Pavilly

Life

Venerable Austrebertha of Pavilly was a French nun of the seventh century. She was born in the year 630 and fell asleep on 10 February 704, at the age of seventy-⁠four. She is commemorated on 10 February.

She took the monastic habit very young and became a nun at the Port monastery in Ponthieu. Then she became abbess of the foundation of Pavilly, where she also died, at the beginning of the eighth century.

She is venerated as a saint both in the Catholic and in the Orthodox Church. Her name is also written Austreberta, Eustreberta or, in French, Austreberthe.

Commemorated the same day February 10