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Hemma of Gurk
Carinthian princess, founder of Catholic churches and monasteries, and saint (c.980-1045)
SaintResearchedHoly Roman EmpireDocumented cause
Feast: 29 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
980
Died
1045
Beatified
21 November 1287
unverified
Canonised
5 January 1938
unverified
Who they were
At Gurk in Carinthia, in present-day Austria, Saint Hemma, who, a countess, lived for forty years as a widow and generously gave many possessions to the poor and to the Church.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 29 June as a countess who lived forty years as a widow and gave generously to the poor and the Church.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 29 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q269074 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Hemma of Gurk (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.