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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.

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
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
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
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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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