Camilla
legendary 5th-century saint
Feast: 3 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
According to a ninth-century account by the monk Ericius of Auxerre, the body of Saint Germanus was escorted from Ravenna to Auxerre by a large company of the faithful, including five virgin sisters: Magnentia, Pallasia, Camilla, Maxima and Porcaria. The first three died on the journey, and a church at Escolives near Auxerre was once dedicated to Camilla, though her relics were later burned by Calvinists during the wars of religion.
The entry notes a real problem with the story: Camilla's feast is kept on 3 March, yet Ericius says she died between 31 July and 30 September, and the earliest life of Saint Germanus does not mention the five sisters at all. While Camilla's own existence is thought historical, her connection to Saint Germanus was probably invented by Ericius to add lustre to the famous bishop.
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
One of five legendary virgin sisters linked to the translation of Saint Germanus's relics to Auxerre; feast 3 March.
- Santi, beati e testimoni (santiebeati.it) - Santa Camilla di Auxerre, by Franco Dieghi and Agostino Amore
- Wikidata Q2935097 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.