Hiltrud von Lissies
Hiltrud von Lissies (* in France ; † around 790 in Liessies ), venerated as a saint, was a count's daughter who lived as a recluse . Her feast day is September 27th.
Hiltrud came from a count's family from Hainaut in northern France on the border with the province of Hainaut in Belgium. She refused to marry a prince and preferred to live near her parents in the Lissies monastery (now Liessies), where her brother Gunthard was abbot . Her parents donated the monastery. Hiltrud lived there as a recluse in the strictest asceticism .
Hiltrud died at the end of the 8th century. The shrine and its bones were destroyed in 1793; the relics are still in Liessies.
Hiltrud is depicted as a virgin with a lamp and candle. She is considered the patron saint against fever.
literature
- Jakob Torsy, Hans-Joachim Kracht : The big name day calendar , Freiburg im Breisgau 2008
- Vera Schauber. Hanns Michael Schindler: saint and namesake in the course of the year , Munich 2001
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Hiltrud von Lissies - Ecumenical Saint Lexicon. Retrieved June 22, 2020 .
- ^ A b Bonifatiuswerk der deutschen Katholiken eV: Heilige. In: Heilige.de. Retrieved June 23, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hiltrud |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Saints |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | France |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 790 |
| Place of death | Liessies |