Saint Maxentia of Beauvais | |
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Statue of Maxentia in Sainte-Maxence de Pont-Sainte-Maxence | |
Virgin martyr | |
Born | Ireland |
Died | 5th century Pont-Sainte-Maxence, France |
Canonized | Pre-congregation |
Feast | 20 November |
Maxentia of Beauvais (French: Sainte Maxence) was a 5th-century Irish virgin and hermit who was beheaded when she refused to marry. Her feast day is 20 November.