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Petronilla of Moncel
first abbess of the Poor Clares at Moncel
BlessedResearched
Feast: 1 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Moncel in the territory of Beauvais in France, Blessed Petronilla, virgin, first abbess of the monastery of the Poor Clares in that place.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 1 May as a virgin and the first abbess of the Poor Clares at Moncel near Beauvais.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 1 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata R0bc647ab — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.