Scariberge was a 6th-century Catholic saint who is believed to have been the niece of the Frankish king Clovis. After marrying Arnoul of Yvelines, the couple took vows of chastity and eventually separated so that her husband could pursue missionary work. Following the murder of Arnoul by former servants, Scariberge helped ensure his remains were interred in a location that would later become the site of Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines.
Life and death
After her husband's death, Scariberge reportedly established an oratory dedicated to Remi of Reims and lived in a nearby cell. She frequently traveled on foot to the site where Arnoul was buried. Some accounts suggest she oversaw the transport of his body toward Tours, but she chose to build a tomb on the spot when the procession was blocked. This location is thought to be the site of the crypt in the church of Saint-Nicolas.
Veneration and legacy
She is commemorated in the Yvelines region on July 18, October 2, or October 12. In 1967, her remains were reunited with those of Arnoul in a reliquary at the church in Saint-Arnoult. Her memory is preserved through a street named after her in Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines and a chapel in Bullion, which was part of a Benedictine priory documented in the 13th century.