Burgundofara
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Burgundofara (died 643 or 655), also Saint Fara or Fare, was the founder and first abbess of the Abbey of Faremoutiers.
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Key facts
- Saint.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Saint.name
- Burgundofara
- Saint.death_date
- 643 or 655
- Saint.feast_day
- 3 April; at Faremoutiers, she was commemorated on 7 December. She continues to be commemorated on 7 December in the Orthodox Church.
- Saint.venerated_in
- Roman Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox Church
- Saint.image
- Champeaux (77) Collégiale Saint-Martin Statue de Sainte-Fare.jpg
- Saint.imagesize
- 250px
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Francia
- Place of birth
- Poincy
- Place of death
- Faremoutiers
- Sibling
- Saint Faro
- Occupation
- nun
- Position held
- abbess
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Champeaux (77) Collégiale Saint-Martin Statue de Sainte-Fare.jpg
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- feast day
- December 7
- canonization status
- Catholic saint
- date of death
- 0656-04-03
- Commons category
- Saint Fara
- date of birth
- 0595-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
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Burgundofara (died 643 or 655), also Saint Fara or Fare, was the founder and first abbess of the Abbey of Faremoutiers.
==Life== Her family is known as the Faronids, named after her brother Faro. Her name may mean "she who moves the Burgundians".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Burgundofara” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.