Feast February 5
Saint Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich
Religious · Feast February 5
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
February 5
Birth date
c. 970
Death date
1015-02-05
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
27 January 1966
Feast month
2
Wikidata qid
Q64196
Feast day of month
5
