Senorina
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Saint Senorina was an Spanish
abbess
. Senorina served as the abbess of the Benedictine convent of St John of Venaria (Vieyra) after being raised by her aunt, the abbess Godina. Senorina was a relative of Saint Rudesind of Mondonedo
. She moved the convent of Venaria to Basto near Braga
in Portugal
. Her feast day is April 22.
Spain
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abbess
Abbess
An abbess is the female superior, or mother superior, of a community of nuns, often an abbey....
. Senorina served as the abbess of the Benedictine convent of St John of Venaria (Vieyra) after being raised by her aunt, the abbess Godina. Senorina was a relative of Saint Rudesind of Mondonedo
Mondoñedo
Mondoñedo is a small town and municipality in the Galician province of Lugo, Spain. , the town has a population of 4,508. Mondoñedo occupies a sheltered valley among the northern outliers of the Cantabrian Mountains.-History:...
. She moved the convent of Venaria to Basto near Braga
Braga
Braga , a city in the Braga Municipality in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga District, the oldest archdiocese and the third major city of the country. Braga is the oldest Portuguese city and one of the oldest Christian cities in the World...
in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. Her feast day is April 22.
External links
- St. Senorina
- http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintss.htm