Saint Spérie de Cahors

Saint Spérie of Cahors, also known as Espérie or Exupérie (8th century), is a Christian saint whose feast day is October 12. Born in 740, she died a martyr in 760. Her body was buried in a forest, where a chapel with a crypt was later built to protect her tomb. This chapel was replaced in the 11th century by a Romanesque church, around which the village of Saint-Céré developed. She is venerated in the Church of Saint-Spérie in Saint-Céré and in its crypt.