Ragenufle of Incourt

Saint Ragenufle of Incourt is a saint of Brabant in Belgium, venerated in the Western Church, who is said to have reposed in the year 650 at the age of fifteen. Her life is preserved only in legend.

According to tradition she was born at Incourt, in the hamlet of Brombais, around 635. Instead of marrying the young Ebroin chosen by her parents, she devoted herself to the service of God and fled on the day of the wedding with a servant girl. The two hid in a wood, where Ragenufle reposed on 14 July 650. Her parents, seeking forgiveness, raised a sanctuary over her grave, where miracles took place and drew many pilgrims. It is also told that she made a spring rise by striking the ground with her staff. The spring, known for the healing of fevers and dropsy, has a chapel consecrated in 1953.

Her cult at Incourt is attested from the 12th century, and the annual procession, begun in 1112, was resumed in 1992 after a pause since 1968. She is commemorated on 14 July.