Saint Aleydis of Schaerbeek
Also known as: Adelaide; Aleide; Alice the Leper; Alice of Schaerbeek; Alix; Adelheid; Aliz de Schaerbeck; Aleydis of Scharembeke
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
June 11
Died
June 1, 11
Canonized
on 1 July 1702 Pope Clement XI granted the monks of the Fuliensi Congregation of Saint Bernard permission to…
Biography
Saint Aleydis of Schaerbeek, also known as Adelaide, Aleide, Alice the Leper, Alice of Schaerbeek, Alix, Adelheid, Aliz de Schaerbeck, or Aleydis of Scharembeke, was born in the 12th century in Schaerbeck, Belgium. At the age of seven, she was sent to the Cistercian convent of Camera Sanctae Mariae to receive an education. Aleydis embraced the religious life and remained at the convent for the rest of her life....