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Opportuna of Montreuil
French Benedictine nun
SaintFull write-upBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 22 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
—
unknown
Died
770
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the territory of Séez in Neustria, now in France, Saint Opportuna, abbess, outstanding for her spirit of extreme abstinence and for the austerity of her life.
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 22 April as an abbess near Séez outstanding for extreme abstinence and austerity.
Connected on this site
- Chrodegang de Séez Saint Brother or sister
- Adelin of Séez Saint“Adalhelm wrote a life and miracles of Saint Opportuna of Montreuil, Vita et miracula Sanctae Opportunae.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 22 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1561994 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Opportuna of Montreuil (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.