Ida of Lorraine
French saint and noblewoman
Feast: 13 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
In the monastery of Saint Mary near Wast in the region of Boulogne in France, Blessed Ida of Lorraine, who, widow of Eustace, count of Boulogne, shone for her generosity towards the poor and for her zeal for the beauty of the house of God.
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 13 April as the widow of Count Eustace of Boulogne, generous to the poor and zealous for God's house.
The cause
Ida of Lorraine has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Diocese of Arras: Blessed Ida of Lorraine.
- Roman Martyrology, 13 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2072769 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Ida of Lorraine (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.