Wilgefortis
Saint
Wilgefortis is a female folk saint whose legend arose in the 14th century, and whose distinguishing feature is a large beard. According to the legend of her life, set in Portugal and Galicia, she was a teenage noblewoman who had been promised in... Wikipedia
Feast day: 20 July
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Patronage: Relief from tribulations, in particular by women who wished to be liberated from abusive husbands
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