Saint Adeltrude of Maubeuge
Coming from a family of saints, Adeltrude was trained in religious life by her aunt Saint Aldegonde at the Abbey of Maub…
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Saint Adilia (Adile)
A 7th-century virgin and abbess in Brabant, Saint Adilie founded a monastery and a hospice in Orp-le-Grand to welcome pi…
Saint Agnes and Saint Disciola
Saint Agnes was the first abbess of the monastery founded by Saint Radegund in Poitiers, introducing the rule of Saint C…
Saint Aldegonde of Maubeuge
A princess of Hainaut in the 7th century, Aldegonde fled marriage to dedicate herself to God. After miraculously crossin…
Saint Angadrisma of Renty
Daughter of the Count of Renty, Angadrème obtained leprosy from God to escape an arranged marriage and preserve her virg…
Saint Anstrude
Daughter of Saint Salaberga, Anstrude became abbess of the monastery of Laon at only twenty years old. Recognized for he…
Saint Attala of Strasbourg
Daughter of Duke Adelbert of Alsace and niece of Saint Odile, Attala became the first abbess of the Saint-Étienne monast…
Saint Aurea (Auree)
Saint Aure was the first abbess of the monastery founded by Saint Eligius in Paris in the 7th century. Renowned for her …
Saint Austrebertha of Pavilly
Daughter of the Count of Hesdin born in the 7th century, Austreberte fled a forced marriage by miraculously crossing the…
Saint Bertha of Blangy
A princess of royal blood and widow of Sigefroy, Berthe founded the Abbey of Blangy in Artois in the 7th century followi…
Blessed Bertha of Mardais
A Flemish noblewoman and relative of Countess Joan of Constantinople, Berthe became the widow of the Lord of Mulembais b…
Saint Bertilla of Chelles
Trained at the Abbey of Jouarre, Bertille became the first abbess of Chelles under the impetus of Queen Balthild. She di…
Saint Caesaria
Sister of Saint Caesarius of Arles, Caesaria was trained in Marseille before becoming the first abbess of the monastery …
Saint Catherine of Bologna (Vigri)
Born in Bologna in 1413, Catherine Vigri was raised at the court of Ferrara before dedicating herself to religious life …
Saint Clare of Assisi
A noblewoman of Assisi, Clare renounced her fortune in 1212 to follow the ideal of poverty of Saint Francis. Foundress o…
Saint Clare of Montefalco
An Italian Augustinian nun of the 13th century, Clare of Montefalco distinguished herself through a life of extreme aust…
Saint Elizabeth of Schönau
Abbess of the monastery of Schönau in the 12th century, Elizabeth was a mystic famous for her visions and her correspond…
Saint Enimie (Enémie)
Daughter of King Clotaire II, Énimie was struck by leprosy to preserve her virginity against an arranged marriage. Mirac…
Saint Etheldreda (Ediltrude)
Daughter of the King of the East Angles, Etheldreda preserved her virginity despite two royal marriages. She eventually …
Saint Eugenia of Obernai
Born in Obernai in the 8th century, Eugenia joined her aunt Saint Odile at the monastery of Hohenbourg. Having become ab…
Saint Eusebia (Ysoie)
Daughter of Saint Adalbald and Saint Rictrude, Eusebia became Abbess of Hamage in the 7th century after being trained by…
Saint Eusebia and her companions
Abbess of the Cassianite monastery in Marseille in the 7th century, Eusebia encouraged her forty companions to mutilate …
Saint Fare of Champigny
Saint Fare, daughter of the nobleman Agneric, dedicated herself to God from her childhood under the influence of Saint C…
Saint Florentina (Florence)
Sister of the great Spanish doctors Leander, Fulgentius, and Isidore, Florentina dedicated herself to God from her youth…
Saint Frideswide (Frewisse)
Daughter of Prince Dida of Oxford in the 8th century, Frideswide dedicated her life to God and became abbess of a monast…
Saint Gertrude of Eisleben
A Benedictine nun and abbess in Saxony in the 14th century, Saint Gertrude is one of the Church's greatest mystics. Know…
Saint Glossinde (Glossinne)
A noble virgin of the 7th century, Glossinde refused marriage and took refuge in the Church of Saint-Étienne in Metz, wh…
Saint Gundelinde
Daughter of the Duke of Alsace and niece of Saint Odile, Gundelinde became Abbess of Niedermunster in 722. She led her m…
Saint Hildegard (Hiltegarde)
Born in 1098 in Germany, Saint Hildegard was a Benedictine abbess and a great mystic of the 12th century. Famous for her…
Saint Hombeline (Embeline)
Sister of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Hombeline renounced worldly splendor after a profound conversion. After living in …
Blessed Humility of Florence
Born Rosana in Faenza, she lived nine years in marriage before embracing religious life with her husband. After a period…
Saint Hunegund
A noblewoman from Vermandois baptized by Saint Eligius, Hunegonde refused marriage to dedicate herself to God. During a …
Saint Irmina of Trier
Daughter of King Dagobert II of Austrasia, Saint Irmina renounced the world after the sudden death of her fiancé to beco…
Saint Isbergue (Giselle)
Daughter of Pepin the Short and sister of Charlemagne, Saint Isbergue refused several royal alliances to dedicate hersel…
Saint Lea
A 4th-century Roman lady, Saint Lea dedicated herself to God after her widowhood by embracing a life of humility and pen…
Saint Lioba (Leoba)
An 8th-century Anglo-Saxon nun, Saint Lioba was called to Germany by her relative Saint Boniface to establish female mon…
Saint Macrina of Caesarea
Sister of Saint Basil the Great and Saint Gregory of Nyssa, Macrina consecrated herself to God after the death of her fi…
Saint Madelberte (Amalberte)
Daughter of Saint Mauger and Saint Vaudru, Madelberte was educated at the monastery of Maubeuge by her aunt Saint Aldego…
Saint Mechtilde (Mathilde) of Diessen
Daughter of the Count of Andechs and cousin of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, Mechtilde was raised from childhood at the …
Saint Nennoke
A princess from the island of Britain in the 5th century, Nennoke refused a royal marriage to dedicate herself to God. U…
Saint Odile of Hohenbourg
Born blind and rejected by her father Duke Adalric, Odile miraculously regained her sight during her baptism. Having bec…
Saint Opportune
A princess of the Merovingian dynasty and abbess of Montreuil in the 8th century, Saint Opportune was distinguished by h…
Saint Publia of Antioch
A noble widow of Antioch in the 4th century, Publia founded a community of virgins dedicated to prayer. She distinguishe…
Saint Refroy (Renfroie)
Daughter of Count Aldebert of Ostrevent and Saint Reine, Refroy was the first abbess of the monastery of Denain founded …
Saint Reine and Blessed Aldebert
A relative of King Pepin and wife of Aldebert, Count of Ostrevent, Saint Reine led a life of exemplary charity. Together…
Saint Rictrude (Wife of Saint Adalbald)
Born into the Basque nobility, Rictrude married Duke Adalbaud of Douai, with whom she led a life of exemplary charity. A…
Saint Salaberga
A noble lady of the 7th century healed of blindness by Saint Eustace, Salaberga was compelled into two marriages before …
Saint Valeria and Saint Pollena
7th-century virgins linked to the monastery of Honnecourt, Valérie and Pollène are traditionally presented as the sister…
Saint Veronica Giuliani
Born Ursula Giuliani in 1660, she entered the Capuchin order in Città di Castello under the name Veronica. A mystic favo…
Saint Walpurga
An English princess and niece of Saint Boniface, Walburga left her country to evangelize Germany. She became abbess of t…
Saint Waltrude (Vaudre)
Saint Waltrude, a noble lady of the 7th century, founded the city of Mons after leading an exemplary life as a wife and …
Saint Werburgh
Daughter of the King of Mercia in the 7th century, Saint Werburg refused suitors to dedicate herself to God at the monas…
Saint Wivine
Born of a noble lineage, Saint Wivine refused marriage to dedicate herself to God. After a life as a hermit near Brussel…