10 May - Sainte Solange was born in Saint Martin du Crot (today Sainte-Solange (Cher), in the locality of Villemont). She spent her days tending the sheep of her father, a shepherd, and praying.
When she became a teenager and, it is said, very beautiful, while she was in the meadows, came Bernard de Gothie, son of the Count of Poitiers, who took her by force on his horse. Solange resisted and while struggling, the two of them fell from their horses into a stream. In anger, he beheaded her. Legend has it that the head invoked the name of Jesus three times. The body picked it up and carried it to its birthplace, Villemont, where it was found.
It is said that during her lifetime, every night her steps were illuminated by a bright star above her, and that she had the power to drive away evil and heal the sick by his presence.
Today she is one of the patron saints of the ancient province of Berry. Formerly in difficult times, her relics were transported to Bourges during a procession that gave rise to great festivities. This tradition has been perpetuated and the event takes place every year, even though it attracts fewer and fewer people.
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