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Ida of Herzfeld
Saxon saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 4 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
788
Died
820
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Ida of Herzfeld (c. 770 – 4 September 825) was the widow of a Saxon duke who devoted her life to the poor following the death of her husband in 811. Her feast day is September 4.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Sources
- Wikidata Q517489 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Ida of Herzfeld (CC BY-SA)
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