Hildegard of Vinzgouw
Queen of the Franks and Blessed (c. 771 – 783)
Who they were
Hildegard (c. 757/758 – 30 April 783) was a Frankish queen and the wife of Charlemagne from c. 771 until her death. Hildegard was a noblewoman of Frankish and Alemannian heritage. Through eleven years of marriage with Charlemagne, Hildegard helped share in his rule as well as having nine children with him, including the kings Charles the Younger and Pepin of Italy and the emperor Louis the Pious.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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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
- Charlemagne Blessed Spouse
- Santi, beati e testimoni - BeataIldegarda — Santiebeati.it, the Italian Catholic saints dictionary, carries a full entry: BeataIldegarda - Regina | Thurgan, Svevia, sec. VIII – Metz, Francia, 30 aprile 783.
- Wikidata Q234410 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Hildegard (queen) (CC BY-SA)
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