Apronia of Toul explained

Honorific Prefix:Saint
Apronia of Toul
Titles:Virgin
Birth Place:Germany
Death Place:Troyes, France
Venerated In:Catholic Church,
Antiochen Orthodox Church
Major Shrine:Toul
Feast Day:15 July

Apronia of Toul, also called Evronie of Troyes,[1] [2] was a nun and saint of the 6th century. She was born at Tranquille, a village in Trier, Germany. Her brother was Saint Aprus of Toul, a bishop in Toul in northeastern France, from whom she received the veil. Hagiographer Sabine Baring-Gould said of Apronia: "Drawn by her love of Christ to a religious life, she led on earth a virginal and angelic life, in imitation of her brother, a man of the highest sanctity. During her life she loved innocence, purity, and holiness, which she preserved till her death". She died in a convent at Troyes, about 140 km (87 mi) southeast of Paris, year unknown, on 15 July, and was enshrined at Toul by the bishop Saint Gerard in 992.[3] She is the patroness saint of women in labor and other dangers.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Baring-Gould, Sabine. The Lives of the Saints. J. Hodges. 1877. 3rd. London. 357.
  2. Web site: St. Apronia (Evronie) of Germany. 8 July 2020. Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese.
  3. Web site: Saint of the Day Archive. 8 July 2020. St. Patrick Catholic Church. Washington, D.C.. en.
  4. Book: Dunbar, Agnes B.C.. A Dictionary of Saintly Women. George Bell & Sons. 1901. 1. London. 81.