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Saint Valeria of Limoges

detail from the painting 'Miracolo di santa Valeria dinanzi a san Marziale', c.1630 by Giovanni Antonio Galli; Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy; swiped from Wikimedia Commons Memorial

9 December

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Daughter of an imperial Roman senator. Convert. Spiritual student of Saint Martial of Limoges. Betrothed in an arranged marriage, she said that she wanted to devote herself to God; her fiancee refused to believe it, assumed she had another lover, and killed her. Martyr. Possibly apocryphal.

beheaded in Limoges, France

Pre-Congregation

Limoges, France

Representation

woman with crown and palm
holding her severed head
with Saint Martial of Limoges

Additional Information

Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Roman Martyrology

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Saints and Their Attributes, by Helen Roeder

other sites in english
- Catholic Online
- Wikipedia

fonti in italiano
- Santi e Beati

websites in nederlandse
- Heiligen 3s

MLA Citation

“Saint Valeria of Limoges“. CatholicSaints.Info. 22 January 2024. Web. 19 April 2024. <>