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Rachilidis
Swiss nun
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Feast: 23 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
946
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Rachilidis of Saint Gall (died 946), was a recluse, who lived some time in the 10th century, in Switzerland. She was the daughter of a noble family. She had various ailments, including an incurable skin disease.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Nominis — Sainte Rachilde, recluse allemande (+946) — The recluse of St Gall; year matches, feast 23 November.
- Wikidata Q7279526 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Rachilidis (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.