Saint Wilgefortis
![[]](saintw11.gif "15kb gif retablo image of Saint Wilgefortis crucified")
- Also known as
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Comera;
Cumerana;
Dignefortis;
Eutropia;
Hulfe;
Komina;
Kummernis;
Liberata;
Librada;
Lisvrade;
Livrade;
Ontcommene;
Ontcommer;
Ontkommena;
Reginfledis;
Uncumber;
Virgo-Fortis
- Memorial
- 20 July;
removed from calendar and cult suppressed in 1969
- Profile
- Pius legend.
One of septuplet sisters.
Promised in marriage after vowing chastity, she miraculously grew a beard and moustache so as to turn off her perspective husband.
One theory of this legend is that the story evolved to explain ancient icons that showed a long-haired, bearded Christ crucified while wearing what appeared to be a dress; it wasn't a dress, but regal gowns or robes symbolizing Christ as King, but to people used to seeing a near-naked, beaten and bloodied Christ, it looked more like a martyred woman.
Later versions of the image assumed she was a woman, and dropped the beard.
- Name Meaning
- Holy Face (= Wilge-fortis)
- Patronage
- difficult marriages
- Representation
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girl nailed to a cross;
girl 10-12 years old with a beard;
girl throwing her golden boot to a musician playing before her, sometimes also with one foot bare;
girl carrying a T-shaped cross
- Additional Information
- Catholic Encyclopedia
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