Saint Estelle
French Roman Catholic saint
Who they were
Saint Estelle was an alleged third-century martyr in Gaul, daughter of an illustrious Roman and descended from a powerful family of Druids. She was attracted to the group of Eutropius of Saintes, who was the first bishop of the area, and asked to be baptized. When she refused to abjure, her father condemned her to death in the arena. She has been popular in the Charente region and was considered a patron saint of young Christian girls. Saint Estelle is celebrated on 11 May.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Eutropius of Saintes Saint“She was attracted to the group of Eutropius of Saintes, who was the first bishop of the area, and asked to be baptized.” — Wikipedia
- CatholicSaints.Info - Saint Estelle of Saintes — 'Also known as Eustelle, Stella. Memorial 11 May.' Convert baptised by St Eutropius of Saintes, beheaded by her father; buried near St Eutropius. A Catholic veneration in the Saintonge, with the Orthodox keeping her on 30 Apri
- Wikidata Q3058919 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Estelle (CC BY-SA)
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