Background
She was born at Boves, near Amiens, to a noble family that was associated with the court of Clovis World War II
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Saint Godeberta
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Career
Clovis gave her a small palace at Noyon, which included a chapel dedicated to Saint George. She was joined there by many other young women. The earliest source about her life is believed to have been composed by Radbod, bishop of Noyon around 1067.
A miracle recorded of her states that in 676, when Noyon was suffering a terrible fire, Godeberta made the sign of the cross over the flames, extinguishing them.
Her relics were translated in 1168 to the cathedral of Noyon. The relics were protected during the French Revolution.
The cathedral houses a gold ring said to have been given to her by Eligius, the patron saint of goldsmiths. The Catholic Encyclopedia states:
Godeberta, moved by the Holy Spirit and feeling her heart suddenly filled with Divine love, turned away from the bright prospects before her and refused the advantageous offers that had been made by her noble suitors.
