Saint Lutgardis | |
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 Santa Lutgarda by Goya, 1787. Monasterio de San Joaquín y Santa Ana, Valladolid. | |
| Virgin | |
| Born | 1182 Tongeren, Prince-Bishopric of Liège, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 16 June 1246 Aywières, Prince-Bishopric of Liège, Holy Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 16 June |
| 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 |
| Patronage | birth; blind people; childbirth; disabled people; Flanders; Flemish National Movement |
Lutgardis of Aywières (Dutch: Sint-Ludgardis; 1182 – 16 June 1246; also spelled Lutgarde)[1] is a saint from the medieval Low Countries. 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.
- ^ Also spelled Ludgardis; Lutgard; Luitgard; Ludgard; Lutgart; or Luthgard.