Mechtildis of Edelstetten
Benedictine abbess (ca. 1125–1160)
Feast: 31 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Mechtildis of Edelstetten, also known as Mechtildis of Diessen or Mechtildis of Andechs, was a Benedictine abbess and, according to legend, a renowned miracle worker. Mechtildis was the daughter of Count Berthold of Andechs, whose wife, Sophie, founded a monastery on their estate at Diessen, Bavaria, and placed their daughter there at the age of five. In 1153, the Bishop of Augsburg placed her as Abbess of Edelstetten Abbey. Mechtildis was known for her mystical gifts and miracles. She died at Diessen, Germany, on 31 May 1160. Her adorned remains lie in a glass shrine within the Marienmünster church of that town.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Wikidata Q100206 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Mechtildis of Edelstetten (CC BY-SA)
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