Saint Aldegundis
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Also known as
- Adelgundis
- Aldegonda
- Aldegonde
- Aldegondes
- Aldegun
- Aldegunais
- Aldegund
- Orgonne
Profile
Daughter of Saint Walbert of Hainault and Saint Bertilia; sister of Saint Waldetrudis; aunt of Saint Madalberta. Lived in the convent at Mons, Belgium with Waldetrudis. Benedictine abbess. Hermitess at Maubeuge Abbey; her cell became the core of a Benedictine monastery she founded, and she served as its first abbess. Visionary. Friend of Saint Humbert of Pelagius.
Born
- 30 January 684, probably of breast cancer, at Maubeuge Abbey, France
- buried there
- against breast cancer
- against cancer
- against childhood diseases
- against sudden death
- against wounds
- cancer patients
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Online
- New Catholic Dictionary
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
- Wikipedia
MLA Citation
- “Saint Aldegundis”. Saints.SQPN.com. 7 April 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-aldegundis/>
