Monegundis

Saint Monegundis
Born Chartres, France
Died 570 AD
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Feast July 2

Monegundis (Monegund, Monegundes) (died 570 AD) was a Frankish hermit and saint.[1] A native of Chartres, she married and bore her husband daughters.[2] When her daughters died in childhood, she decided to become an anchorite after a long depression, and after receiving permission from her husband. She founded a hermitage, consisting of a private room, at Chartres but later moved to a site near the tomb of Saint Martin at Tours. She acquired a reputation for holiness. There, she was joined by other women, and Monegundis devised a monastic rule that led to the founding of the convent of St. Pierre-le-Puellier.

Her feast day is held annually on July 2.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "St. Monegundis - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online". Catholic Online. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  2. ↑ "St. Monegundis of France". www.antiochian.org. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
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