Honorina
Saint Honorina | |
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Palm of martyrdom; chain or shackle held in the hand | |
Patronage | Boatmen and sailors, prisoners and captives; the commune of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine |
Saint Honorina (
She is one of the earliest martyrs of Gaul, still revered in northern France, especially in Normandy and Île-de-France, where there are a number of communes, chapels and churches named for her.[2][4] The commune of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, where her relics are kept in the parish church of Saint Maclou, claims her as their patron saint. She is also the patron saint of sailors and boatmen of inland waterways.[4] Prisoners and captives traditionally invoke her name in praying for aid. Her feast day falls on 27 February.[5]
Tradition
In the traditional account, Honorina belonged to the Gallic tribe of
Relics
A community of monks established a priory in the 5th century at Graville-Sainte-Honorine, where they built a church dedicated to Saint Honorina, moving her relics there.[4] In 876, with the coast threatened by the Normans, the monks moved the relics for safekeeping. The reliquary was transported inland, to a fortress at the confluence of the Seine and the Oise, and placed them in the chapel of the fortress.[4]
In 1080, the priory of Conflans was founded at the site by Benedictine monks from
Veneration
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Prisoners who were liberated thanks to the divine intercession of Saint Honorina brought their chains as an ex-voto.[6][5]
A regional pilgrimage, on
There are several French towns that are named Sainte-Honorine.
See also
- Honorine de Graville at the French Wikipedia, (in French)
Notes
Citations
- ^ Orthodox West Initiative.
- ^ a b c Monks of Ramsgate (1921).
- ^ a b c d e Borrelli (2002).
- ^ a b c d e f g Dagallier (2018).
- ^ a b Dunbar (1904).
- ^ Gautier (1876), p. 146.
Sources
- The Benedictine Monks of St. Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate ["The monks of Ramsgate"] (1921). "Honorina (St.) V. M.". The Book of Saints: A Dictionary of Servants of God Canonised by the Catholic Church. London: A. & C. Black Ltd. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-265-23529-4. Digitised and republished online by Forgotten Books, 2022.
- Borrelli, Antonio (13 October 2002). "Sant' Onorina". Santi, beati e testimoni: Enciclopedia dei Santi (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- Dagallier, Anne (4 October 2018). "Honorine, une sainte aux précieuses reliques". Diocèse de Versailles (in French). Église catholique en Yvelines. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- Dunbar, Agnes Baillie Cunninghame (1904). "St. Honoria (1) Feb. 27". A Dictionary of Saintly Women. Vol. 1. London: Bell. p. 393.
- Gautier, Vital Jean (1876). Pouillé du diocèse de Versailles. Paris: Chez Victor Palmé. p. 146. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- "The Orthodox Saints of France: 'H'". The Orthodox West: A resource for the Orthodox Saints of Western lands. Orthodox West Initiative. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
External links
- Patron Saints: Honorina
- Catholic Online entry on Saint Honorina (copied from Wikipedia)
- French Ministry of Culture records of reliquary and chapel archtitecture:
- "Décor d'architecture de la chapelle Sainte-Honorine". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr (in French).
- "2 châsses: Sainte Marguerite et sainte Honorine". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr (in French).