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Lutgardis
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Lutgardis of Aywières, OSB (; 1182 – 16 June 1246; also spelled Lutgarde) was a Catholic Benedictine nun from the medieval Low Countries in the Holy Roman Empire. She was born in Tongeren, known as Tongres in French (which is why she is also called Lutgardis of Tongres or Luitgard of Tonger(e)n), and entered monastic life at the age of twelve. During her life, various miracles were attributed to her, and she is known to have experienced religious ecstasy. Her feast day is 16 June.

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Key facts

Saint.name
Lutgardis
Saint.birth_date
1182
Saint.death_date
16 June 1246
Saint.feast_day
16 June
Saint.venerated_in
Roman Catholic Church
Saint.image
Santa Lutgarda-Goya.JPG
Saint.imagesize
250px
Saint.caption
Santa Lutgarda by Goya, 1787. Monasterio de San Joaquín y Santa Ana, Valladolid.
Saint.honorific prefix
Saint
Saint.birth_place
Tongeren, Prince-Bishopric of Liège, Holy Roman Empire
Saint.death_place
Aywières, Prince-Bishopric of Liège, Holy Roman Empire
Saint.honorific suffix
OSB
Saint.titles
Virgin
Saint.attributes
as Christ shows her his wounded side; habit and attributes of a Cistercian abbess; being blinded by the Heart of Jesus; nun to whom Christ extends his hand from the cross; in attendance when Christ shows his Heart to the Father
Saint.patronage
birth; blind people; childbirth; disabled people; Flanders; Flemish National Movement

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Place of birth
Tongeren
Place of death
Awirs
Occupation
nun
Image
Santa Lutgarda-Goya.JPG
Religious order
Cistercians
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Commons category
Saint Lutgarde
canonization status
saint
medical condition
blindness
date of birth
1182-01-01
date of death
1246-06-16
feast day
June 16
subject has role
Virgin
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Encyclopedic overview

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Lutgardis of Aywières, OSB (; 1182 – 16 June 1246; also spelled Lutgarde) was a Catholic Benedictine nun from the medieval Low Countries in the Holy Roman Empire. She was born in Tongeren, known as Tongres in French (which is why she is also called Lutgardis of Tongres or Luitgard of Tonger(e)n), and entered monastic life at the age of twelve. During her life, various miracles were attributed to her, and she is known to have experienced religious ecstasy. Her feast day is 16 June.

==Life==

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