Saint Matilda of Saxony
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Also known as
- Mathilde of Saxony
- Mathildis of Saxony
- Maud of Saxony
Profile
Daughter of Count Dietrich of Westphalia and Reinhild of Denmark; she was raised by her grandmother, abbess of the Eufurt. In 913, Matilda left the abbey, and married King Henry the Fowler of Saxony (Henry I), who had received an annulment from a previous marriage. Queen of Germany. Mother of Otto, Holy Roman Emporer; Henry the Quarrelsome, Duke of Bavaria; Saint Bruno the Great, Archbishop of Cologne, Germany; Gerberga, wife of King Louis IV of France; Hedwig, mother of Hugh Capet. Founded several Benedictine abbeys. Well known throughout the realm for her generosity, she taught the ignorant, comforted the sick, and visited prisoners. Betrayed by Otto after Henry’s death when he falsely accused her of financial mismanagement.
Born
- c.895 at Engern, Westphalia, Germany
- death of children
- disappointing children
- falsely accused people
- large families
- people ridiculed for their piety
- queens
- second marriages
- widows
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Encyclopedia, by Michael T Ott
- Catholic Online
- For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
- Google Directory
- New Catholic Dictionary
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
- Patron Saints for Girls
- Renowned Queen Mother Mathilda, by Anne C Stinehart
- Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Society
MLA Citation
- “Saint Matilda of Saxony”. Saints.SQPN.com. 29 December 2008. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-matilda-of-saxony/>
