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Saint Cunera

Christian martyr

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 12 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
unknown
Died
337
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Cunera of Rhenen, also Kunera (strangled to death in Rhenen, diocese of Utrecht, 28 October 340) was a virgin and martyr. Her name is first mentioned in the 11th century. Cunera is the patron saint of the city of Rhenen in the Netherlands, and a protector of horses and against animal diseases and sore throat. Her attributes are the key and the scarf.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

Limited information available on this saint.

Sources
  • Wikidata Q2617668 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Saint Cunera (CC BY-SA)

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