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
September 18
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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