Venerable
Candida
A holy woman of the West, who reposed in 798.
- Reposed
- 7988th century
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Holy Venerable Candida was a hermit of Girona in Spain, and reposed in the year 798. She is venerated in the Western Church and commemorated on 27 January.
She was Spanish by origin and the mother of Saint Emerius (Memerius). She lived as a recluse, in a cell, near the monastery of Saint Stephen at Banyoles, close to Girona.
The source at hand says no more of her life.