Saint Aurelia of Strasbourg

Also known as

• Aurelia of Ratisbon

Memorial

• 15 October

Profile

Born a princess, a member of the royal family of Hugh Capet. To escape marriage, she fled to Alsace and lived as a recluse for 52 years. Only Bishop Wolfgang of Ratisbon knew that she was even alive.

Died

• 1027 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Aurelia of Strasbourg”. Saints.SQPN.com. August 2012. Web. 26 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-aurelia-of-strasbourg/>