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Saint Avoye
Christian martyr
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Feast: 6 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
850
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Avoye of Sicily, also known as Saint Auré or Saint Ewe, was a Christian martyr from the 3rd century, who was originally from Sicily, Italy. She died in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France around 234, according to tradition. She is recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church.
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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.
Sources
- Diocese de Vannes — The diocese of Vannes presents the chapel of Sainte-Avoye at Pluneret as part of its religious heritage; her veneration there (children seated in her stone boat and blessed) and a yearly assembly on the first Sunday of May.
- Wikidata Q19947327 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Avoye (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.