Yolanda of Vianden
Luxembourg prioress (1231-1283)
Feast: 17 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Mother Yolanda (or Yolande, Iolanda) of Vianden, O.P., (1231–1283) was the youngest daughter of Count Henry I of Vianden and Margaret, Marchioness of Namur. She joined the Dominican monastery in Marienthal, Luxembourg, against the wishes of her parents when she was very young. She later became its devout prioress and is now a historical legend.
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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.
- Diocese of Augsburg - Heilige des Tages: Yolanda von Vianden — Prioress of the Dominican convent of Marienthal in Luxembourg, died 17 December 1283; honoured locally, her relic kept in the Trinitarian church at Vianden.
- Wikidata Q328936 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Yolanda of Vianden (CC BY-SA)
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