Gisela, Abbess of Chelles
Roman Catholic nun and abbess
Feast: 21 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Gisela (757, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany – 810–11, Chelles, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France) was a Frankish princess and abbess. There are also two variations of her name, which are Gisele and Giselle. She was the daughter of Pepin the Short and his wife Bertrada of Laon. She was the sister of Charlemagne and Carloman.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Bertrada of Laon Saint Mother, Parent“She was the daughter of Pepin the Short and his wife Bertrada of Laon.” — Wikipedia
- Charlemagne Blessed Brother or sister
- Wikidata Q1010767 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Gisela, Abbess of Chelles (CC BY-SA)
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