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MichelleW
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Posted: Aug 16 2007 at 1:03pm \| IP Logged

I have googled St. Hortense or St. Hortensia and can't find who she was. Where should I be looking?

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Posted: Aug 18 2007 at 7:32pm \| IP Logged

Are you sure about this name? I just checked my copy of Butler's Lives of the Saints and I didn't see anything close to that name.

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Posted: Aug 18 2007 at 9:18pm \| IP Logged

I was wondering the same thing as Susan. I had checked here. This listing is really comprehensive and includes variations on name spellings. The only Hortense that comes up was the stepmother of St. Germaine.

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Posted: Aug 20 2007 at 9:21am \| IP Logged

I have in Dictionary of Patron Saints' Names says there are three saints with this name, but they are all males. One St. Hortense embraced a martyr's death in ancient Alexandria, Egypt.

Feast Dates: May 19 -- St. Hortensius

But I can't find anything more on any of these saints in my books or online.

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Posted: Aug 20 2007 at 7:25pm \| IP Logged

Thank you! I was called to visit a woman in our church who had a late miscarriage. She is from Cameroon, and I was told she took the name Hortense as an act of faith. I had in my mind that meant Hortense was a saint, and I thought it might help to break the ice/bridge the cultural gap if I knew something about this saint.

In the end, the shared experience bridged the gap for me. Thanks so much for the input! I appreciate you guys.

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