The Basics: Born 6th century in France; died 570 in France; canonized pre-congregation; feast day, July 2. Wife, mother, woman religious. The Story: Life was humming along for Monegundis. She was married and had two young daughters. Then, one after the other, the girls died. Monegundis fell into a deep, deep depression. The only thing that… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Monegundis
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Wednesday’s Woman: St. Sadalberga
The Basics: Born in France; died about 665 in France; canonized pre-congregation; feast day, September 22. Wife, mother, woman religious. The Story: For some of us, life seems to flow along like a peaceful river; for others, there are rapids and falls. The life of Sadalberga was more along the lines of the latter. The legend… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Sadalberga
Wednesday’s Woman: Blessed Humbeline
The Basics: Born about 1092 in France; died about 1136 in France; beatified 1703 by Clement XI; feast day, February 12. Woman religious. The Story: Imagine you are wealthy, in part due to marriage, but in part because you are the sole member of your immediate family still in the secular world. Imagine your mother has… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: Blessed Humbeline
Wednesday’s Woman: St. Bilhildis
The Basics: Born in the 7th century in Germany; died 734 in Germany; canonized precongregation; feast day, November 27. Wife, woman religious. The Story: Bilhildis’s parents planned to have her baptized. They really did. They were Christians living in an area that still had many pagans and pagan customers, so when she was three or so,… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Bilhildis