Juliana of Liege

Peter Paul Metz: Juliana von Lüttich , fantasy portrait on the choir stalls of the parish church Merazhofen (Leutkirch im Allgäu), 1896

Corpus Christi procession on Berlin's Bebelplatz , 1932

Juliana von Lüttich (* around 1193 in Retinne near Lüttich ; † April 5, 1258 in Fosses ; also Juliana von Cornillon ) was a choirwoman and mystic .

At the age of five, she came as an orphan to the leprosy hospital of Liege , Mont Cornillon that of Augustinians was supervised and Augustinians. In 1206 she entered this monastery and made profession in 1207 at the age of 13 . In 1222 she became prioress and in 1230 superior of the female part of the convent . Since the superior general of the order did not appreciate her and incited her fellow sisters against her, she was twice expelled by her fellow sisters because of excessive severity; after the second incident she did not return to the monastery, but lived as a recluse .

Since 1209 Juliana , known for her saintly and pious way of life, had visions that often referred to the sacrament of the altar . A vision of a moon, which was darkened in one place, interpreted it as an indication of Christ that the church lacks a festival for the special veneration of the altar sacrament. At Julian's suggestion, Pope Urban IV instituted the Feast of Corpus Christi for the whole Church in 1264 , which had been celebrated in the Diocese of Liège since 1246 ; to wrote Aquinas Thomas several hymns to worship the Sacrament.

Juliana was canonized in 1869 ; her feast day is April 5th .

Web links

Commons : Juliana von Lüttich - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Catechesis of Pope Benedict on Juliana of Liège on November 17, 2010

Individual evidence

↑ Barbara Henze: Juliana v. Liege . In: Walter Kasper (Ed.): Lexicon for Theology and Church . 3. Edition. tape 5 . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1996, Sp. 1075 f . , View in Google Book Search
↑ Benno-Verlag (ed.): Everything has its time 2019 - The calendar for women . Leipzig, ISBN 978-3-7462-5006-9 . Text on Corpus Christi Day 2019 (June 20)

personal data
SURNAME	Juliana of Liege
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Juliana by Cornillon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Choirwoman and mystic
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1192
PLACE OF BIRTH	Retinne near Liège
DATE OF DEATH	April 5, 1258
Place of death	Fosses

[1] Barbara Henze: Juliana v. Liege . In: Walter Kasper (Ed.): Lexicon for Theology and Church . 3. Edition. tape 5 . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1996, Sp. 1075 f . , View in Google Book Search

[2] Benno-Verlag (ed.): Everything has its time 2019 - The calendar for women . Leipzig, ISBN 978-3-7462-5006-9 . Text on Corpus Christi Day 2019 (June 20)