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Saint Lufthild

detail of a statue of Saint Lüfthildis; date and artist unknown; altar of the church of Saint Lüfthildis, Kesseling, Germany; photographed on 16 November 2010 by Reinhardhauke; swiped from Wikimedia Commons Also known as

Lufthildis

23 January

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Abused by a jealous step-mother for her kindness to the poor, Lufthild left home young to live as an often-homeless hermit in and around Cologne, Germany.

c.850

Pre-Congregation
cultus confirmed by Archbishop Ferdinand von Wittelsbach of Cologne in 1623

Additional Information

Saints of the Day, by Katherine Rabenstein

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

other sites in english
- Catholic Online

images
- Santi e Beati
- Wikimedia Commons

webseiten auf deutsch
- Wikipedia

fonti in italiano
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Saint Lufthild”. CatholicSaints.Info. 1 March 2010. Web. 25 April 2024. <http://catholicsaints.info/saint-lufthild/>