Saint Hunna

Also known as: the Holy Washerwoman
Memorial: 15 April
Profile: Daughter of the duke of Alsace. Wife of an Alsatian nobleman named Huno of Hunnaweyer, she lived in the diocese of Strasbourg. Mother of one; her son, Deodatus, was baptized by Saint Deodatus of Nevers, and eventually became a monk. Devoted to the poor, Hunna would help the less advantaged with any task, and was given to helping all her neighbors, regardless of class or station, with their laundry.
Died: 679 of natural causes
Canonized: 1520 by Pope Leo X
Patronage: laundresses, laundry workers, washerwomen
Representation: noblewoman surrounded by linens; washing clothes for the poor and sick