Saints celebrated on the 7th of July
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BLESSED JULIA, VIRGIN AND ABBESS OF TRIER
Julia, commemorated on July 7, was a virgin of Trier mentioned by Grevenus*, though the Bollandists* are unable to provide reliable information about her.
Upon further research, we discovered that in his work, Bucelin* lists only one Julia, whom he designates as "Blessed" on September 17; she was the third abbess of the Horreen or Orreen (Horreum) convent in Trier and died around the year 730. She is likely the one referred to here. In Zedler* (XLV. 723), she is accorded the title of "Saint" and is likewise identified as the third abbess (II. 450).
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 3, Augsburg, 1869, p. 509)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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