Opportuna of Montreuil
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Opportuna of Montreuil (died 770) was a Frankish Benedictine nun and abbess. A Vita et miracula Sanctae Opportunae was written within a century of her death (c. 885–88) by Adalhelm (later rendered Adelin), bishop of Séez, who believed he owed his life and his see to Opportuna.[1]
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Saint Opportuna of Montreuil | |
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Abbess and Virgin | |
Born | unknown at the castle of Exmes, Argentan, near Ayesmes, Normandy, France |
Died | 22 April 770 Montreuil, France |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church |
Feast | 22 April |
Attributes | Carrying an abbess's crozier and a casket of relics; with the Virgin appearing at her deathbed; as a princess with a basket of cherries and the fleur-de-lys |
Patronage | Diocese of Séez |
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