Saint Austrebertha of Pavilly

detail of a stained glass window Saint Austreberta of Pavilly; swiped from Heiligen 3sAlso known as

  • Austreberta
  • Eustreberta
  • Eustreverte

Memorial

Profile

Daughter of Saint Framechildis and the Count Badefrid. Her parents arranged a marriage for her for political reasons, but Austrebertha was drawn to religious life. Benedictine nun, receiving the veil from Saint Omer at Abbeville, France. Abbess at Jumieges, and at Pavilly. Miracle worker and visionary; at one point in her early life she got a foreshadow of her life – she looked at her reflection in a river and saw a veil over her head.

Born

Died

Canonized

Patronage

Representation

  • with a wolf (it had killed her donkey so she made it take over the donkey‘s duties)
Additional Information

MLA Citation

  • “Saint Austrebertha of Pavilly“. CatholicSaints.Info. 8 February 2017. Web. 21 April 2019. <>