Saint Matilda of Saxony
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- Also known as
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Mathildis of Saxony
Maud of Saxony
- Memorial
- 14 March
- 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, Archbishop of Cologne; 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
- Died
- 14 March 968 at Quedlinburg, Germany of natural causes;
buried in the monastery at Quedlinburg
- Patronage
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death of children
disappointing children
falsely accused people
large families
people ridiculed for their piety
queens
second marriages
widows
- Representation
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alms
purse
- Images
- Gallery of images of Saint Matilda
- Additional Information
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New Catholic Dictionary
Patron Saints for Girls
Catholic Encyclopedia, by Michael T Ott
Catholic Online
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Google Directory
Renowned Queen Mother Mathilda, by Anne C Stinehart
Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Society
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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