Saint Neomadia
Virgin in Poitou
A 5th-century Poitevin virgin from an illustrious family, Saint Neomadia is honored for her humble virtues. Her cult, very active in Poitou and near Saint-Maixent, is marked by numerous pilgrimages. She is traditionally invoked for the healing of epilepsy.
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SAINT NEOMADIA, VIRGIN IN POITOU (5th century).
Origins and virtues
Neomadia is presented as a virgin from the Poitevin nobility, recognized for her exceptional virtues according to the archives of Poitiers.
Neomadia Néomadie Virgin from Poitou of the 5th century, local saint. , a Poite vin virgi poitevine Region of origin and veneration of the saint. n, born of very illustrious parents, was endowed with the most excellent virtues, according to the oldest monumen ts of the Church of l’Église de Poitiers Local ecclesiastical source attesting to its life. Poitiers.
Lineage and birthplace
The author situates her probable birth in Baussay, within a seigniorial family whose name died out in the 17th century.
Her glory, better known to God than to men, lies above all in the humble virtues she was able to practice. The name of her family has only been extinct in Poitou for two hundred years. Everything leads one to believe t hat she Baussay Presumed birthplace of the saint. was born in Baussay, a small locali ty in the pari Mouterre-Silly Parish encompassing the saint's birthplace. sh of Mouterre-Silly, for her family held the seigniory there until the time it merged into the house of Rec maison de Recherbouard Noble family that absorbed the saint's lineage. herbouard.
Cult and intercession
The holiness of Neomadia is attested by popular fervor in Poitou and her intercession is renowned against epilepsy.
What sufficiently proves her holiness is the considerable gathering of people that has taken place for centuries at a parish church dedicated under her name, not far from Saint-Maixent, as well as at the very numerous chapels dedicated to her throughout the Poitevin territory. The trus territoire poitevin Region of origin and veneration of the saint. t of the people has not ceased to invoke her against epilepsy, f rom which épilepsie Disease against which the saint is invoked. her prayers have very often delivered its sad victims.
Annexes & related entities
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Key Events
- Born to illustrious parents in Baussay
- Practice of humble virtues
- Establishment of a secular cult in Poitou
Miracles
- Deliverance of epilepsy victims through her prayers