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Monegundis
christian saint
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 2 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
570
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Tours in the territory of Neustria, in France, Saint Monegundis, consecrated to God, who, having left her homeland and her parents, gave herself only to prayer.
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 2 July as a woman consecrated to God at Tours who left homeland and parents to give herself to prayer.
Connected on this site
- Gregory of Tours Saint“Her biography was written by hagiographer Gregory of Tours, who was acquainted with her personally, in his De Vita Patrum (The Life of the Fathers, 570).” — Wikipedia
- Martin of Tours Saint“Martin of Tours.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 2 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3323514 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Monegundis (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.