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Richardis

Holy Roman Empress from 881 to 888, Catholic saint

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 18 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born

840

Died

894

Beatified

—

not needed: before formal processes

Canonised

By tradition

recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Richardis (Latin: Richgardis, Richardis), also known as Richgard, Richardis of Swabia and Richarde de Souabe in French (c. 840 – 18 September, between 894 and 896 AD), was empress of the Carolingian Empire as the wife of Charles the Fat. She was renowned for her piety and was the first abbess of Andlau. Repudiated by her husband, Richardis later became a Christian model of devotion and just rule. She was canonised in 1049.

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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 Q235655 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Richardis (CC BY-SA)

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