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Blessed Alruna Of Cham

Also known as: Alrun; Mother of the Poor

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

27 January; 27 December on some calendars

Born

C.990 in Vohburg castle on the Danube River in Bavaria, Germany

Died

27 January 1045 in Niederaltaich, Bavaria, Germany of a fever; buried in the crypt under the altar of Saint Oswald in the Benedictine abbey of Saint Maritius in Niederaltaich; relics enshrined at the altar of Saints Heinrich and Kunigunde in the abbey church on 16 September 1731; following a damaging fire, her relics were enshrined in a glass reliquary in the monastery church in 1800

Biography

Blessed Alruna of Cham, also known as Alrun and Mother of the Poor, was born around the year 990 in Vohburg Castle on the Danube River in Bavaria, Germany. She was born into the noble House of Cham, and her privileged upbringing provided her with opportunities that others did not have.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Feast Days

January 27December 27
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