Hiltrude of Liessies
French Catholic nun and virgin saint
Hiltrude | |
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Virgin | |
Born | 740/750 |
Died | 27 September 769 (traditional) or c. 790 Liessies Abbey |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Canonized | 11th century |
Feast | 27 September |
Attributes | Lamp, candle |
Patronage | Fever |
Saint Hiltrude of Liessies (died late 700s) was a French Roman Catholic nun and virgin saint.
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Life
Hiltrude was the daughter of a Poitevin noble from Hainaut.
She resolved to remain a virgin, and fled her father's house when presented with a suitor. She returned only when she learned that the suitor had married her sister.
She took the veil and lived as a recluse in a cell attached to the church of Liessies. There she lived a life of prayer and penance until her death.