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Hunna

French saint

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Feast: 15 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
unknown
Died
679
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Hunna (also called Huna and Huva, birth unknown, d. 679), is a saint venerated in the Catholic Church. Born in Alsace in eastern France, she is the patroness of laundresses; her feast day is April 15. She was canonized by Pope Leo X in 1520.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

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Connected on this site

  • Deodatus of Nevers Saint
    “Her family was influenced by the former bishop and hermit Saint Deodatus of Nevers, who inspired her to serve her poor neighbors.” — Wikipedia
Sources
  • Wikidata Q2902184 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Hunna (CC BY-SA)

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