Blessed Beatrix of Valfleury
Blessed Beatrix of Valfleury (died c. 11th–12th century AD in Valfleury, Forez, France) was a holy woman venerated as a blessed in the local tradition of Valfleury in the Forez region of France (now Loire department). Valfleury is a pilgrimage center in the Loire department of central France dedicated to Our Lady of Valfleury, one of the oldest Marian shrines in the region. Beatrix is venerated as a local blessed associated with the origins of this Marian devotion. Her feast day is observed locally.
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| Blessed Beatrix of Valfleury | |
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| Profession | Holy woman of the Forez region; associated with the Marian shrine of Valfleury; medieval French Catholic layperson or religious |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; French Catholic Church; Forez-Loire Catholic tradition; Marian devotion; ancient local cult |
| Patronage | Valfleury; the Loire region; Forez; Marian pilgrims; the shrine of Our Lady of Valfleury |
| Attributes | Simple medieval dress; lily (Marian devotion); an image of Our Lady (Valfleury); cross; Loire valley landscape |
| Birthplace | Forez region (Loire), France |
| Death Place | Valfleury, Loire, France |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; Beatrix of Valfleury is a blessed venerated in the local tradition of Valfleury, a village in the Loire department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France; she is associated with the pilgrimage site of Our Lady of Valfleury (Notre-Dame de Valfleury), one of the ancient Marian shrines of the Forez region; the details of her life are preserved in local hagiographic records; she is venerated in connection with the founding or the earliest period of Marian devotion at Valfleury; her feast is observed locally |
| Primary Shrine | Shrine of Our Lady of Valfleury, Loire, France — Marian pilgrimage site; local feast; Marist Fathers present |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; local feast in Valfleury and the Loire region |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Beatrix of Valfleury was a medieval holy woman venerated in the local tradition of Valfleury, a village in the Loire department of France associated with the ancient Marian shrine of Notre-Dame de Valfleury.
The details of her life are preserved in local hagiographic records. She is associated with the founding period of Marian devotion at Valfleury — one of the oldest Marian shrines of the Forez region of central France, a pilgrimage site later visited by the Curé d'Ars (Saint John Vianney) and still active today under the care of the Marist Fathers.
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Birth location: Forez region (Loire), France
Death location: Valfleury, Loire, France
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- Shrine of Our Lady of Valfleury, Loire, France — a pilgrimage site associated with her veneration; Marist Fathers.
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Blessed Beatrix of Valfleury was a medieval holy woman venerated in local tradition at Valfleury, Loire, France, associated with the ancient Marian shrine of Notre-Dame de Valfleury — one of the oldest pilgrimage sites of the Forez region.
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