Saint Brieuc
Originally from Great Britain and trained in Autun by Saint Germain, Saint Brieuc became a great evangelizer of Armorican Brittany. Founder …
Iconographic attribute
purse
6 saints
Saint Edith of England
Daughter of King Edgar, Saint Edith was raised at the monastery of Wilton where she dedicated herself to God from childhood. She refused the…
Saint Felix of Valois
A prince of the House of Valois, Felix renounced his titles to become a hermit and then a monk at Clairvaux. With Saint John of Matha, he fo…
Hemma of Gurk
Saint Hemma of Gurk (c. 980 - 1045) was a Carinthian noblewoman who dedicated her immense fortune to the founding of monasteries and the rel…
Saint John the Almsgiver (Patriarch of Alexandria)
Patriarch of Alexandria in the 7th century, John the Almsgiver distinguished himself by his inexhaustible charity towards the poor, whom he …
Saint Matilda (Mahault)
Wife of Henry I and mother of Otto the Great, Saint Matilda was an Empress of Germany exemplary for her humility and charity towards the poo…
Frequently asked questions
Which saints are depicted with purse?
Saints depicted with purse: Saint Brieuc, Saint Edith of England, Saint Felix of Valois, Hemma of Gurk, Saint John the Almsgiver (Patriarch of Alexandria) and Saint Matilda (Mahault).