Sperie of Cahors

Sperie of Cahors (Espérie, Exupérie) was a holy martyr of the 8th century, born in 740 and martyred in 760. She is venerated in the Western Church and commemorated on 12 October.

Her body was buried in a forest, where a chapel with a crypt was later built to protect her tomb. In the 11th century the chapel was replaced by a Romanesque church, around which the village of Saint-⁠Céré formed. The saint is venerated in the church of Sainte-⁠Spérie at Saint-⁠Céré and in its crypt.

The source at hand says no more of her life or the manner of her martyrdom.