Saint Lufthild

Also known as: Lufthildis
Memorial: 23 January
Profile: Abused by a jealous step-mother for her kindness to the poor, Lufthild left home young to live as an often-homeless hermit in and around Cologne, Germany.
Died: c.850
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Patronage: child abuse victims
hoboes
homeless people
tramps
Additional Information: Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Online
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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