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Dates unknown. Saint Maxentia, an Irish or Scottish maiden of royal descent, escaped from home in order to honour her vow of virginity made to God. She settled as a recluse on the River Oise near Senlis in France. There she was found by her pursuers and put to death at the place now called Pont-Sainte-Maxence, where her relics are enshrined. She is venerated in Scotland and Beauvais on this day (Benedictines, Husenbeth).


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