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Valerie of Limoges
Gallo-Roman saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 9 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
250
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
She has been an important subject for Christian art since the Middle Ages and for porcelain figurines over several centuries.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
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
- Santi e Beati — Santa Valeria di Limoges, martire — 'Martire, festa 9 dicembre'; Nominis: 'Sainte Valérie, vierge et martyre à Limoges (IIIe siècle)'.
- Wikidata Q2738108 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Valerie of Limoges (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.