SAINT
saint-adelaide-abbess-of-vilich
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich, also known as Adelheid, was the abbess of Vilich and also of St. Maria im Kapitol in Cologne. She was considered a saint by some; miracles are ascribed to her. She was descended from the German king Henry the Fowler. Her parents founded the convent at Vilich in which she became abbess.
feast Day
02-05
birth Date
c. 970
death Date
1015-02-05
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
27 January 1966
feast Month
2
feast Day Of Month
5
