Saint Godeberta
- Also known as
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Godebertha;
Godeberta of Noyon;
Godberta
- Memorial
- 11 April
- Profile
- Though her parents wanted to arrange a suitable marriage for her, but Godeberta was drawn to the religious life.
Received the veil from Saint Eligius, to whom she was an advisor.
Was given a king's house at Noyon to convert into a convent.
Abbess of the nuns in an area surrounded by pagans.
Legend says she extinguished a blazing fire by making the Sign of the Cross at it.
An outbreak of plague was averted when all the churches in the area led a three-day fast.
- Born
- 7th century Amiens, France
- Died
- 700 at Noyon, France of natural causes
- Patronage
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drought relief,
epidemics,
Noyon, France,
plague
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