Saint Austrebertha of Pavilly

Also known as

• Austreberta
• Eustreberta
• Eustreverte

Memorial

• 10 February

Profile

Daughter of Saint Framechildis and the Count Badefrid. Her parents arranged a marriage for her for political reasons, but Austrebertha was drawn to religious life. Benedictine nun, receiving the veil from Saint Omer at Abbeville, France. Abbess at Jumieges, and at Pavilly. Miracle worker and visionary; at one point in her early life she got a foreshadow of her life – she looked at her reflection in a river and saw a veil over her head.

Born

• 630 at Therouanne, Artois, France

Died

• 704 at Pavilly, Normandy, France
• relics transferred to Montreuil-sur-Mer, France to keep them safe during the Norman invasion
• relics burned in the French Revolution

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Barentin, France

Representation

• with a wolf (it had killed her donkey so she made it take over the donkey’s duties)

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Heiligen 3s
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

• “Saint Austrebertha of Pavilly“. Saints.SQPN.com. 9 February 2013. Web. 20 May 2013. <>