Blessed Edigna Of Puch
Feast Day
26-Feb
Born
C.1055
Died
26 February 1109 in Puch, Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany of natural causes; a holy oil is reported to have flowed from her hollow tree after her death, but it stopped when some of the townsfolk tried to sell it; a linden tree in Puch, called the Edignalinde, is said to be the same tree she lived in, but that would make the tree about 1,000 years old; a votive tablet from 1639 relates that a child from Mammendorf, Germany recovered from an unspecified illness immediately after completing a pilgrimage to the church; an empty grave near the altar in the church of Saint Sebastian was re-discovered in 1978, and is thought to have been her burial site; as Queen Anne of Kiev was reported to be her mother, there is a devotion to Edigna in Ukraine, and her church is a pilgrimage site for Ukranians
Beatified
1600 (cultus confirmation)
Biography
Blessed Edigna of Puch, also known as Blessed Edigna of Puch, was born in approximately 1055 as the daughter of King Henry I of France and Queen Anna of Kiev. However, the details of her background and royal connections remain shrouded in uncertainty. The traditional account of her life suggests that at the age of 19, Edigna escaped from an arranged marriage and the worldly life, seeking solace as a hermit. Legend holds that she embarked on her journey by hitching a ride on a farmer's cart, which eventually brought her to Puch, Fürstenfeldbruck, in modern-day Germany.
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