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Abra of Poitiers
Roman Catholic nun and saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 12 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
339
Died
360
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Abra of Poitiers (c. 343 – c. 360), Afra or Apra is a Christian saint who may have lived in the 4th century.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Hilary of Poitiers Saint Father, Parent“Her existence is historically uncertain, but she may have been the daughter of Hilary of Poitiers.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q4054858 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Abra of Poitiers (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full: no Church source with an account of this person has been found yet. The name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.