Margaret of Louvain

Saint

Margaret of Louvain
Marguerite la Fière
Margaret of Louvain (chapel of St. Peter's Church, Leuven)
Virgin Martyr
Born1207
Died1225
Louvain, Duchy of Brabant
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Feast2 September
Patronagedomestic workers

Margaret of Louvain (also known as Fiere Margriet or Margaretha de Trotse (Dutch); Marguerite la Fière (French); 1207–1225) was a servant murdered by thieves. She is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church; her shrine is in St. Peter's Church in Louvain.

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