Saint Honorina

statue of Sainte-Honorine; date unknown, artist unknown; Church of Corbeil-Cerf; photographed on 9 August 2012 by Carnage 2000; swiped from Wikimedia Commons Also known as

Honorine

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27 February

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One of the earliest martyrs in Gaul (modern France). Her cultus in Normandy goes back to the beginning of the Church, but her Acts have been lost, and no details are known.

Died

in Gaul (modern France)
relics transferred to Conflans-Sainte-Honorine near Paris, France in the 9th century to protect them from Norse invaders
relics re-enshrined at the church of Saint Honorina c.1085
relics accorded formal recognition in 1250
relics re-enshrined in the chapel of Saint-Honorina at the church of Saint-Maclou in 1801