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Also known as Richilde

Saint Richardis (), also known as Richgard, Richardis of Swabia and Richarde de Souabe in French ( 840 – 18 September, between 894 and 896 AD), was empress of the Carolingian Empire as the wife of Charles the Fat. She was renowned for her piety and was the first abbess of Andlau. Repudiated by her husband, Richardis later became a Christian model of devotion and just rule. She was canonised in 1049.

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Saint.honorific_prefix
Saint
Saint.name
Richardis
Saint.image
Mont Sainte Odile 025.JPG
Saint.birth_date
840
Saint.death_date
18 September c. 895 (aged c. 55)
Saint.feast_day
18 September
Saint.venerated_in
Eastern Orthodox ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Saint.caption
A depiction of St. Richardis and Herrad of Landsberg in Hohenburg Abbey, Alsace, France.
Saint.death_place
Andlau, Alsace
Saint.titles
Carolingian Empress
Saint.canonized_date
10 November 1049
Saint.canonized_by
Pope Leo IX
Saint.attributes
dressed in Imperial robes with crown and palm, and surrounded by flames; dressed as a nun, with crown laid aside, and burning pieces of wood, as well as a bear and a ploughshare
Saint.patronage
Andlau; protection against fire
Saint.major_shrine
Andlau Abbey

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Sainte Richarde
date of birth
0840-01-01
date of death
0894-01-01
name in native language
Richarde
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  • Life
  • The Legend of Richardis
  • Veneration
  • See also
  • Notes
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Saint Richardis (), also known as Richgard, Richardis of Swabia and Richarde de Souabe in French ( 840 – 18 September, between 894 and 896 AD), was empress of the Carolingian Empire as the wife of Charles the Fat. She was renowned for her piety and was the first abbess of Andlau. Repudiated by her husband, Richardis later became a Christian model of devotion and just rule. She was canonised in 1049.

==Life== She was born in Alsace, the daughter of Erchanger, count of the Nordgau, of the family of the Ahalolfinger. She married Charles in 862 and was crowned with him in Rome by Pope John VIII in 881. The marriage was childless.

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