Saint Hildegund

Memorial

• 6 February

Profile

Born to the 12th-century German nobility, the daughter of Count Herman of Lidtberg. Countess, married to Count Lothair. Mother of three, one of whom died in his youth; mother Blessed Herman Joseph. Widowed, in 1178 she turned her castle at Meer, Germany, a former fortress, into a Premonstratensian convent. Against strong family opposition, she and her daughter joined the Order. Prioress of the convent.

Died

• 1183

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Hildegund”. Saints.SQPN.com. 6 April 2010. Web. 24 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-hildegund/>