Saint Maxellendis
Also known as
- Maxellende
Profile
Daughter of Humolin and Ameltrudis. Her parents arranged a marriage for her with Harduin of Solesmes, but Maxellendis felt a call to religious life. When Harduin and his party arrived to take her, Maxellendis refused, insisting she wished to become a nun. Angered by her defiance, Harduin killed her – and was immediately struck blind. Convinced him of his error, Harduin knelt beside the girl’s coffin, prayed for forgiveness – and his eyesight was restored.
- stabbed to death c.670 in Caudry, France
MLA Citation
- “Saint Maxellendis“. CatholicSaints.Info. 20 November 2022. Web. 29 April 2024. <>