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Maura of Troyes
French virgin and Christian saint
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 21 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
827
Died
850
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Troyes on the Seine in France, Saint Maura, virgin, assiduous in works of piety and charity.
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 21 September as a virgin of Troyes assiduous in works of piety and charity.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 21 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3852403 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Maura of Troyes (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.