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Rachilidis
Swiss nun
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Feast: 23 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
946
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Rachilidis of Saint Gall (died 946), was a recluse, who lived some time in the 10th century, in Switzerland. She was the daughter of a noble family. She had various ailments, including an incurable skin disease.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Wikidata Q7279526 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Rachilidis (CC BY-SA)
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