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Saint Richardis of Andlou
Saint Richardis of Andlou

Saint Richardis of Andlou

Also known as: Richardis of Swabia; Richardis of Alsace; Richardis de Soabe; Riccarda…; Richarda…; Richarde…; Richgard…; Richgarda…; Richkart…

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

18-Sep

Born

839 Andlau, Alsace, France

Died

C.895 at Andlau, Alsace, France of natural causes; relics there in an 11th century church

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint Richardis of Andlau, daughter of Kenneth I, Count of Alsace, and a Scottish emigre, and sister of King Boso of Provence, entered the imperial court through marriage to Emperor Charles the Fat at the age of twenty-two. Crowned Holy Roman Empress in 881, her reign was marked by a profound trial of faith. After nineteen years of

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