Feb 042010
 

detail of a scan of a 1718 flyer for pilgrims; swiped off the Wikipedia web site
Also known as

  • Adelaide of Vilich
  • Adelaide of Bellich
  • Alice of….
  • Adelheid of….

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Daughter of Megingoz (Megengose), Count of Guelders. Joined the Ursuline convent at Cologne, Germany. Benedictine nun. Abbess of Villich, Germany. Abbess of Our Lady of the Capitol at Cologne. Both houses had been founded by her father. She insisted that the sisters in her houses study Latin so they would better understand the Mass. Noted for her charity to the poor. Counselor to the archbishop of Cologne.

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MLA Citation

  • “Saint Adelaide of Guelders“. Saints.SQPN.com. 10 April 2013. Web. 21 May 2013. <>
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