Saint Godeberta

Also known as: 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: against plague
drought relief
Noyon, France,
Additional Information: Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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