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Adela of France
Countess of Flanders (1009–1079)
BlessedKingdom of FranceBenedictines
Feast: 8 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1009
Died
1079
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Adela of France, known also as Adela the Holy or Adela of Messines; (died 1076) was, by marriage, Duchess of Normandy (January – August 1027), and Countess of Flanders (1035–1067).
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Wikidata Q353829 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Adela of France (CC BY-SA)
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