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Richardis
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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.
Key facts
- 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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richardis
- Gender
- female
- Place of birth
- Alsace
- Place of death
- Andlau
- Spouse
- Charles the Fat
- Occupation
- consort
- Position held
- abbess
- Languages spoken
- French
- Family
- Ahalolfings
- Noble title
- queen
- Image
- Albé 074.JPG
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- Commons category
- Sainte Richarde
- date of birth
- 0840-01-01
- place of burial
- Basilica of Saint-Remi
- canonization status
- saint
- date of death
- 0894-01-01
- name in native language
- Richarde
- feast day
- September 18
- worshipped by
- Catholic Church
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Life
- The Legend of Richardis
- Veneration
- See also
- Notes
- Sources
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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