Venerable
Candida
A Western holy woman, mother of Saint Emerius, reposed around 798.
- Feast
- January 27old style February 9
- Reposed
- 7988th century
- Place
- Saint Emerius
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Saint Candida was the mother of Saint Emerius, the founder of the monastery of Saint Stephen at Bañoles in Spain. She lived as an anchoress near the monastery and reposed around 798.
No other details of her life survive. She is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated on 27 January (new style) together with her son.
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