Saint Honorina

Also known as

• Honorine

Memorial

• 27 February

Profile

One of the earliest martyrs in Gaul (modern France). Her cultus in Normandy goes back to the beginning of the Church, but her Acts have been lost, and no details are known.

Died

• in Gaul (modern France)
• relics transferred to Conflans-Sainte-Honorine near Paris, France in the 9th century to protect them from Norse invaders
• relics re-enshrined at the church of Saint Honorina c.1085
• relics accorded formal recognition in 1250
• relics re-enshrined in the chapel of Saint-Honorina at the church of Saint-Maclou in 1801

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• boatmen
• Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, France

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Medieval Religion Listserv, by John Dillon
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Honorina“. Saints.SQPN.com. 25 February 2013. Web. 20 May 2013. <>