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Hunna
French saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 15 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
679
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Hunna (also called Huna and Huva, birth unknown, d. 679), is a saint venerated in the Catholic Church. Born in Alsace in eastern France, she is the patroness of laundresses; her feast day is April 15. She was canonized by Pope Leo X in 1520.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Connected on this site
- Deodatus of Nevers Saint“Her family was influenced by the former bishop and hermit Saint Deodatus of Nevers, who inspired her to serve her poor neighbors.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Santi, beati e testimoni - SantaHunna — Santiebeati.it, the Italian Catholic saints dictionary, carries a full entry: SantaHunna - Vedova in Alsazia | Hunaweier, Alsazia, VII sec..
- Wikidata Q2902184 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Hunna (CC BY-SA)
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