Saint Agatha Hildegard of Carinthia

Memorial: 5 February
Profile: Lay woman, married to Count Paul of Carinthia. He was a jealous man who abused her for years before her prayers and devotion converted him to the faith and changed his ways. Widow. Venerated in Carinthia as a model wife.
Born: Austrian
Died: 1024 of natural causes
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Additional Information: For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Print References: Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
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