Martyr
Grimonia
An Irish virgin slain for Christ in Picardy.
- Feast
- September 7old style September 20
- Era
- 4th century
- Place
- Picardy
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Grimonia, also called Germana, was an Irish virgin of the fourth century, put to death for Christ in Picardy in France in defence of her chastity. The town of La Capelle is named after her chapel. She is a saint of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.
Her commemoration falls on 7 September (new calendar); the Churches on the Old Calendar keep the same day of the Menaion on 20 September of the civil calendar.
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