Lidwina from Schiedam

Colored woodcut with the fall of Lidvina, from the Vita of Johannes Brugman , edition from 1498

St. Lidwina by Ludwig Seitz (1844–1908)

Lidwina von Schiedam , also Liduina or Liduvina, (born March 18, 1380 in Schiedam , near Rotterdam , † April 14, 1433 there ) is a Dutch saint of the Roman Catholic Church .

Life

Lidwina grew up in a poor family with eight siblings. Her father had a meager income as a night watchman. When she fell on the ice as a fifteen-year-old girl, she broke her rib . A gangrene developed as a complication . From today's perspective, based on the symptoms that have occurred, it can be assumed that Lidwina von Schiedam had multiple sclerosis and is therefore the first person in whom this disease was described. As a result, Lidwina had to spend most of her life in bed.

According to tradition, Lidwina was very pious and prayed a lot, especially to the Virgin Mary , for whom she had great love and adoration, and endured her great suffering with dignity and even joy. She developed lumps and bleeding wounds. When blood flowed from Lidvina's wounds and she had other sick people visiting, they were often miraculously healed by contact with Lidvina's blood . Lidwina also knew how to comfort and cheer up many of her visitors with words or just by looking at them, and miraculous healings also occurred.

Lidwina often had visions . Their joie de vivre and their faith were always preserved, no matter how painful their torment was. More and more people visited Lidwina, who was considered a saint all her life. Thirty-eight years after her accident, according to tradition, she died without ever having said an improper word.

Adoration

The life of Lidvina has been recorded by several authors. The most famous of these hagiographies was the work of Johannes Brugman , which appeared in three versions between 1433 and 1456.

Soon after Lidvina's death, a chapel was built over her grave in the Janskerk . During the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648), their relics were removed from Holland by the Protestant authorities. In 1871, when the Catholic faith had equal rights again in the Netherlands, Lidwina's bones were transferred from Brussels to Schiedam. They were first buried in the Frankelandsekerk built in 1859 on the Nieuwe Haven.

On March 14, 1890 Lidwina was by Pope Leo XIII. canonized . Her grave church was consecrated to her in 1931 . When this church was demolished in 1968, the relics were transferred to the Schiedamer Singelkerk, which has been dedicated to St. Lidwina is consecrated. The church was elevated to a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1990 and has been called the Basilica of St. Lidwina and Our Lady of the Rosary ever since .

Lidwina is invoked as the patroness of the sick and suffering. Your memorial is, depending on the regional calendar, the 18th March , the April 14 or June 14 .

literature

Ekkart Sauser: Lidwina. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 16, Bautz, Herzberg 1999, ISBN 3-88309-079-4 , Sp. 956. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
Petrus Henricus Albers: St. Lidwina . In: Catholic Encyclopedia , Volume 9, Robert Appleton Company, New York 1910.
Franz Staab : Lidwina . In: Walter Kasper (Ed.): Lexicon for Theology and Church . 3. Edition. tape 6 . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1997, Sp. 907-908 .
Georges Kiesel: Lidwina. In: Wolfgang Braunfels (Ed.): Lexicon of Christian Iconography , Volume 7. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau et al. 1974, ISBN 3-451-22568-9 , Sp. 405-408.

Web links

Commons : Lidwina - collection of images, videos and audio files

Holy Liduina van Schiedam. In: marypages.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017 (Dutch, hagiography).; accessed on March 18, 2020
Levensloop van de Heilige Liduina van Schiedam. In: liduinabasiliek.nl. June 4, 2017(Dutch).; accessed on March 18, 2020
Joachim Schäfer: Lidwina the sufferer. In: Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints . 19th February 2015 .; accessed on March 18, 2020

Individual evidence

↑ Hannah-Maria Hummel-Abmeier: Multiple Sclerosis in Children and Adolescents: Juvenile MS. (pdf, 6.1 MB) In: lidwina. January 29, 2019, p. 20 , accessed March 18, 2020 .
↑ Who is lidwina? In: lidwina - MS gateway. Bayer Vital , December 10, 2014, archived from the original on March 15, 2016 ; accessed on March 18, 2020 .
↑ Roger Pluijm: Eens, maar nooit weer ... De Frankelandsekerk in Schiedam. In: De Weekkrant. February 1, 2008, archived from the original on February 5, 2008 ; accessed on March 18, 2020 (Dutch).
^ Basiliek H. Liduina / OLV van de Rozenkrans. In: isidorusweb.nl. Archived from the original on October 27, 2007 ; accessed on March 18, 2020 (Dutch). Geschiedenis van de Liduina Basiliek. In: liduinabasiliek.nl. October 28, 2018, accessed March 18, 2020 (Dutch).

personal data
SURNAME	Lidwina from Schiedam
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Liduina; Liduvina; Lidwina the sufferer
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch saint
DATE OF BIRTH	March 18, 1380
PLACE OF BIRTH	Schiedam near Rotterdam
DATE OF DEATH	April 14, 1433
Place of death	Schiedam near Rotterdam

[1] Hannah-Maria Hummel-Abmeier: Multiple Sclerosis in Children and Adolescents: Juvenile MS. (pdf, 6.1 MB) In: lidwina. January 29, 2019, p. 20 , accessed March 18, 2020 .

[2] Who is lidwina? In: lidwina - MS gateway. Bayer Vital , December 10, 2014, archived from the original on March 15, 2016 ; accessed on March 18, 2020 .

[3] Roger Pluijm: Eens, maar nooit weer ... De Frankelandsekerk in Schiedam. In: De Weekkrant. February 1, 2008, archived from the original on February 5, 2008 ; accessed on March 18, 2020 (Dutch).

[4] Basiliek H. Liduina / OLV van de Rozenkrans. In: isidorusweb.nl. Archived from the original on October 27, 2007 ; accessed on March 18, 2020 (Dutch). Geschiedenis van de Liduina Basiliek. In: liduinabasiliek.nl. October 28, 2018, accessed March 18, 2020 (Dutch).