ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER
Saints celebrated on the 6th of October
SAINT POLLENA, VIRGIN
Saint Pollena (Polena) was a virgin of Hunecourt (Hunonis Curia), Bishopric of Cambrai in Belgium. She died around A.D. 700. Her body now rests in the church of St Prix (Prejectus) at St Quintin. These facts are stated by Migne* while, according to Molanus* (Nat. S. S. Belg.) all the relics have been lost. (IV. 289.)
St Pollena is also commemorated on February 4.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Pollena may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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