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Burgundofara
Frankish Abbess
SaintFull write-upFranciaPre-congregation
Feast: 7 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
595
Died
656
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Faremoutiers in the territory of Meaux in France, Saint Fara, abbess, who, after governing the monastery for many years, joined the company of the virgins who follow the Lamb of God.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: she has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 7 December as the long-serving abbess of Faremoutiers.
Connected on this site
- Chagnoald Saint Brother or sister
- Saint Faro Saint Brother or sister
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 7 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1627230 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Burgundofara (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.