Saint
William of Llívia
A saint venerated at Llívia in Cerdanya, of around 1001.
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- Era
- 11th century
Life
William of Llívia (Guillem de Llívia) is a saint venerated locally in the Cerdanya in the Catalan Pyrenees, known only through popular tradition; some scholars think he may be legendary.
The legend says he was a priest or student from Toulouse making the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in the 11th century. He fell ill on the way, felt that he was dying and asked for a chapel dedicated to Saint James; he prayed in the chapel of Sant Jaume d'Alf near Llívia and reposed there. He was buried in the cemetery, and after a time a light shone over his grave; a blind woman who entrusted herself to the saint recovered her sight. Two nobles of Llívia then secretly moved his remains to the meadow of Llívia, where the hermitage of Sant Guillem de la Prada was built, much venerated in the district. His head remained at Sant Jaume d'Alf.
He is venerated by the faithful of the region, without synodal canonization.