Vitalina of Artonne

Saint Vitalina of Artonne was a virgin of the Arverni country, in the Auvergne, mentioned by Gregory of Tours. She is the patroness of the town of Artonne, where she is honored in several ways. Little is known of her.

Gregory of Tours tells that Saint Martin visited the tomb of the virgin Vitalina at Artonne and said to her: "Tell us, most holy virgin, whether you have already been granted the presence of the Lord." She answered that she had not, for she had sinned by washing her hair on a Good Friday. Martin's prayers opened Paradise to her.

In the church of Saint-⁠Martin in Artonne a chapel of the transept is dedicated to her; there stand her statue and a stained-⁠glass window showing Saint Martin's visit to her tomb. The martyrology gives her day as 21 February, another source 13 August, and at Artonne she is celebrated on 27 May or the following Sunday.