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Birth: 932. Death: 999. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable Catholic Saints PDFs. Shop St. Adelaide. Born c. 931 in Burgandy, St. Adelaide married, at 15 or 16, Lothair of Italy to whom her father had engaged her when she was two. When Lothair died three years later, his successor and usurper Berengar of Ivrea imprisoned Adelaide ...
The feast day of Saint Adelaide of Italy is traditionally observed on December 16th. As with the observance of other saints' days, this day is dedicated to remembering and celebrating the life and deeds of Saint Adelaide.
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Adelaide of Italy (German: Adelheid; 931 – 16 December 999 AD), also called Adelaide of Burgundy, was Holy Roman Empress by marriage to Emperor Otto the Great. She was crowned with him by Pope John XII in Rome on 2 February 962. She was the first empress designated consors regni, denoting a "co-bearer of royalty" who shared power with her ...
Dec 16, 2010 · St. Adelaide Feast day: Dec 16. St. Adelaide. Born in 931 in Burgundy, France as the daughter of King Rudolph II of Burgundy, Adelaide was promised in marriage when she was only two years old, to ...
St. Adelaide (born c. 931—died December 16, 999, Seltz, Alsace [now in France]; feast day December 16) was the consort of the Western emperor Otto I and, later, regent for her grandson Otto III. One of the most influential women of 10th-century Europe, she helped strengthen the German church while subordinating it to imperial power.
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Although she is not recognized in the Roman Calendar, her feast day of December 16 is celebrated in many churches in Germany. Early life and marriages Ruins of the castle at Canossa, northern Italy, where Adelaide was besieged by Berengar and rescued by Otto I.
Saint Adelaide of Burgundy. Feast Day: December 16. Saint Adelaide of Burgundy, also known as Adelaide of Italy or Adelheid, was born in around 931 in the kingdom of Burgundy, which is now modern-day Burgundy, France. She was the daughter of King Rudolf II (Rupert II) of Upper Burgundy, a noble lineage that held significant power in the region.
