Venerable
Waleria of Honnecourt
A saint honored at Honnecourt in France from the age of the undivided Church.
- Feast
- October 8old style October 21
- Era
- 7th century
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Saint Waleria of Honnecourt (in Polish Waleria) is a virgin of Gaul, from Honnecourt, now Honnecourt-sur-Escaut in France, who probably lived in the 7th century. She is venerated in the Western Church and commemorated on 8 October.
With her sister Pollena she led a devout life, a kind of "domestic monastery", spiritually supported by their elder brother Litfard, a bishop. After their death a Benedictine convent, the abbey of Saint Peter, arose at Honnecourt, where both sisters were honored. The cult spread also to Cambrai. The relics were reportedly moved later to Saint-Quentin.
The source says no more of Waleria's life.
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