Austrebertha
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Austrebertha (Austreberta, Eustreberta, Austreberta of Pavilly; French: Austreberthe) (630āFebruary 10, 704) was a French nun of the Middle Ages, who took the veil very young, and became a nun at the Port Monastery in the Ponthieu. She became abbess to the foundation of Pavilly, where she died at the beginning of the eighth century, at 74. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. Her feast day is February 10.
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Saint Austrebertha | |
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Born | 630 Therouanne, Artois |
Died | 704 Pavilly, Normandy |
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Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
Feast | 10 February |
Attributes | wolf; depicted as a nun |
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