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Ida of Herzfeld
Saxon saint
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 4 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
788
Died
820
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Herzfeld in Saxony, in Germany, Saint Ida, widow of Duke Egbert, outstanding for charity towards the poor and constancy in prayer.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: she has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 4 September as the widow of Duke Egbert, outstanding for charity to the poor and constant prayer.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 4 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q517489 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Ida of Herzfeld (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.