Pharaildis
Sign in to saveSaint Pharaildis or Pharailde () is an 8th-century Belgian virgin and patron saint of Ghent. Her dates are imprecise, but she lived to a great age and died on January 5 at ninety.
Key facts
- Saint.name
- Pharaildis
- Saint.feast_day
- 4 January
- Saint.image
- Saint Pharaildis.jpg
- Saint.birth_place
- Ghent, Belgium
- Saint.titles
- Virgin
- Saint.attributes
- shown with a goose at her feet
- Saint.patronage
- Bruay, France; childhood diseases; difficult marriages; Ghent, Belgium; victims of abuse; widows
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of death
- Bruay-sur-l'Escaut
- Mother
- Amalberga of Maubeuge
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Saint Pharaildis.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0650-01-01
- date of death
- 0740-01-01
- canonization status
- saint
- Commons category
- Saint Pharaildis
- feast day
- January 4
- name in native language
- Pharaildis
- has characteristic
- virgin
- worshipped by
- Eastern Orthodox Church
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Encyclopedic overview
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Saint Pharaildis or Pharailde () is an 8th-century Belgian virgin and patron saint of Ghent. Her dates are imprecise, but she lived to a great age and died on January 5 at ninety.
==Life== Pharaildis was born in Ghent, the daughter of Witger, Duke of Lorraine and his wife Amalberga of Maubeuge. Her siblings were: Emebert, Reineldis, Ermelindis and Gudula. Pharaildis was brought up by Gertrude of Nivelles.
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