Yolanda of Vianden
Luxembourg prioress (1231-1283)
Feast: 17 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Mother Yolanda (or Yolande, Iolanda) of Vianden, O.P., (1231–1283) was the youngest daughter of Count Henry I of Vianden and Margaret, Marchioness of Namur. She joined the Dominican monastery in Marienthal, Luxembourg, against the wishes of her parents when she was very young. She later became its devout prioress and is now a historical legend.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Wikidata Q328936 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Yolanda of Vianden (CC BY-SA)
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