Valerie of Limoges

Saint

Valerie of Limoges
Close-up of altar relief: St Valerie presents her own head to her confessor, St Martial. Limoges.
Venerated inCatholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrineChurch of St. Michel des Lions, Limoges
FeastDecember 9

Valerie of Limoges (also Valeria of Limoges) is a legendary Christian martyr and cephalophore, associated with the Roman period, whose cult was very important in Limousin, France, during the medieval period. She has been an important subject for Christian art since the Middle Ages and for porcelain figurines over several centuries.