Hunna
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Saint Hunna (died 679) is a French
saint
. She was the daughter of a duke, and later married Huno of Hunnawetyer. She devoted herself to serving the poor women of Strasbourg, France. She provided them baths of milk, earning her the name "the Holy Milkmaid".
Her son was baptized by Deodatus of Nevers
and was therefore also called Deodatus. Her son is also venerated as a saint.
. Her feast day is celebrated on April 15.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
saint
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
. She was the daughter of a duke, and later married Huno of Hunnawetyer. She devoted herself to serving the poor women of Strasbourg, France. She provided them baths of milk, earning her the name "the Holy Milkmaid".
Her son was baptized by Deodatus of Nevers
Deodatus of Nevers
Deodatus of Nevers was a bishop of Nevers from 655. Deodatus lived with Arbogast in the monastery of Ebersheim, established by Childeric II near Sélestat in the forest of Hagenau....
and was therefore also called Deodatus. Her son is also venerated as a saint.
Veneration
Hunna was canonized in 1520 by Pope Leo XPope Leo X
Pope Leo X , born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, was the Pope from 1513 to his death in 1521. He was the last non-priest to be elected Pope. He is known for granting indulgences for those who donated to reconstruct St. Peter's Basilica and his challenging of Martin Luther's 95 Theses...
. Her feast day is celebrated on April 15.
See also
- Uma (disambiguation)
- Una (disambiguation)
- OonaOonaOona is a feminine given name. It is an Anglicisation of the Irish-language name Úna. A variant spelling of Oona is Oonagh.-People with the name :*Oona Castilla Chaplin*Oona Garthwaite*Oona Hart*Oona King*Oona Louhivaara*Oona O'Neill...
, given name - OonaghOonaghOonagh is a feminine given name in the English language. It is variant spelling of Oona, which is an Anglicisation of the Irish-language given name Úna....
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