Maura and Britta were two 4th-century

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

martyrs. They are venerated as

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, but their story is lost. According to

Gregory of Tours Gregory of Tours (30 November 538 – 17 November 594 AD) was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours, which made him a leading prelate of the area that had been previously referred to as Gaul by the Romans. He was born Georgius Florenti ...

, their relics were discovered by his predecessor as

Bishop of Tours The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tours (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Turonensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Tours'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The archdiocese has roots that go back to the 3rd cent ...

Eufronius Eufronius or Euphronius was the eighth Bishop of Tours; he served from 555 to 573, and was a near relative of Gregory of Tours. When upon the death of Bishop Gunthar, King Chlothar's nominee declined appointment to the See, it remained vacant for ...

, in the 6th century. Their

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is 15 January.

External links

Patron Saints Index article about BrittaCatholic Online article about Maura and BrittaGlory of the Confessors
4th-century deaths Burials at Troyes Cathedral Groups of Christian martyrs of the Roman era 4th-century Christian martyrs 4th-century Roman women Gallo-Roman saints Year of birth unknown {{France-saint-stub