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Gisela, Abbess of Chelles

Roman Catholic nun and abbess

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Feast: 21 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
757
Died
810
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

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
Sources

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