Gisela, Abbess of Chelles
Roman Catholic nun and abbess
Feast: 21 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Gisela (757, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany – 810–11, Chelles, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France) was a Frankish princess and abbess. There are also two variations of her name, which are Gisele and Giselle. She was the daughter of Pepin the Short and his wife Bertrada of Laon. She was the sister of Charlemagne and Carloman.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Bertrada of Laon Saint Mother, Parent“She was the daughter of Pepin the Short and his wife Bertrada of Laon.” — Wikipedia
- Charlemagne Blessed Brother or sister
- Nominis (French bishops' conference) — Sainte Gisele — Gisele/Isbergue, daughter of Pepin the Short and sister of Charlemagne, venerated at Aire-sur-la-Lys, local feast 21 May — the same feast day as Wikidata. FLAG: the Catholic veneration attaches to Aire-sur-la-Lys, not Chelles;
- Wikidata Q1010767 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Gisela, Abbess of Chelles (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.