SAINT
saint-adelaide-of-italy
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Adelaide of Italy, also called Adelaide of Burgundy, was Holy Roman Empress by marriage to Emperor Otto the Great. She was crowned with him by Pope John XII in Rome on 2 February 962. She was the first German queen more consistently designated as consors regni, denoting a "co-bearer of royalty" who shared power with her husband. She was essential as a model for future consorts regarding both status and political influence. She was regent of the Holy Roman Empire as the guardian of her grandson in 991–995.
feast Day
12-16
birth Date
931
death Date
16 December 999 (aged 68)
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
1097
canonized By
Pope Urban II (Catholicism)
feast Month
12
feast Day Of Month
16
