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Saint Austrebertha of Pavilly
Also known as: Austreberta; Eustreberta; Eustreverte
Saint
Pre-Congregation
Feast Day: 10-Feb
Born: 630 at Therouanne, Artois, France
Died: 704 at Pavilly, Normandy, France; relics transferred to Montreuil-sur-Mer, France to keep them safe during the Norman invasion; relics burned in the French Revolution
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Biography
Saint Austrebertha of Pavilly, daughter of Saint Framechildis and Count Badefrid, was born into nobility in early medieval France. Despite her parents' political arrangement for her marriage, she felt a profound calling to religious life. In her youth, she experienced a divine foreshadowing
Patron Saint Of
Barentin, France
Representations & Symbols
With a wolf (it had killed her donkey so she made it take over the donkey‘s duties)
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