Gisela of Hungary
German princess, Hungarian queen consort and Roman Catholic blessed
Feast: 7 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
In the monastery of Niedernburg in Bavaria, in Germany, Blessed Gisela, who, married to Saint Stephen king of Hungary, helped her husband in the work of spreading the faith and, after his death, stripped of all her goods and in exile from the kingdom, withdrew to this monastery, of which she later became abbess.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 7 May as the wife of Saint Stephen of Hungary who helped spread the faith and later became abbess of Niedernburg.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor Saint Brother or sister“985 – 7 May 1065) was the first queen consort of Hungary by marriage to Stephen I of Hungary, and the sister of Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor.” — Wikipedia
- Saint Emeric of Hungary Saint Child
- Stephen I of Hungary Saint Spouse“985 – 7 May 1065) was the first queen consort of Hungary by marriage to Stephen I of Hungary, and the sister of Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor.” — Wikipedia
- Roman Martyrology, 7 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q232039 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Gisela of Hungary (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.