Saint Albert of Espain
Born near Tournai, Saint Albert lived a life of extreme austerities as a hermit and then as a monk at the Abbey of Crespin in the 12th centu…
Iconographic attribute
well
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Saint Attala of Strasbourg
Daughter of Duke Adelbert of Alsace and niece of Saint Odile, Attala became the first abbess of the Saint-Étienne monastery in Strasbourg in…
Saint Callistus I
A 3rd-century Roman pope, Callistus I governed the Church under Alexander Severus, instituting the Ember Days fast and building the church o…
Saint Camelle
A 13th-century religious woman in the Diocese of Carcassonne, Saint Camelle threw herself into a well to escape the Albigensian heretics and…
Saint Euphrasia (Eupraxia)
The daughter of a senator of Constantinople, Euphrasia dedicated herself to God from childhood in a monastery in the Thebaid in Egypt. She r…
Saint Gaudin of Soissons
Bishop of Soissons in the 8th century, Gaudin was a zealous preacher against avarice. Victim of an ambush set by usurers, he was tortured an…
Saint John of Réome
Born in Dijon in the 5th century, Saint Jean de Réome was one of the fathers of monasticism in France. Founder of the Abbey of Réome, he liv…
Saint Leodegar, priest
A priest at Porthe characterized by his gentleness and humility, Saint Léger performed healings and exorcisms during his lifetime. Having di…
Saint Priscus (Prix) and his companions
Citizens of Besançon in the 3rd century, Priscus and his companions fled the persecution of Emperor Aurelian to take refuge in the forests o…
Saint Sigismund, King of Burgundy
A King of Burgundy converted from Arianism, Sigismund was marked by the tragic murder of his son Sigeric, an act for which he performed exem…