Saint Amunia of San Millán | |
Birth Place: | Spain |
Death Date: | 1069 |
Feast Day: | March 11 |
Venerated In: | Roman Catholic Church |
Tradition: | Benedictine |
Honorific Suffix: | Widow |
Saint Amunia of San Millán was a Benedictine hermit, from what is currently the La Rioja province in Northern Spain. She became a hermit after the death of her husband, following her daughter, St. Áurea, who was also a hermit.[1] Both saints spent their contemplative lives at the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja.[2] Amunia's feast day is March 11.