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Irmgard of Chiemsee
Beatified German nun
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Feast: 16 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
831
Died
866
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
—
not yet
Who they were
In the monastery of Chiemsee in Bavaria in Germany, Blessed Irmgard, abbess, who from a tender age, leaving the splendour of the royal court, chose to serve God and gave many virgin companions to Christ.
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 16 July as an abbess of Chiemsee who left the royal court as a girl to serve God.
Connected on this site
- Hemma Blessed Parent, Mother
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 16 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q452407 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Irmgard of Chiemsee (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.