Mechtildis Of Edelstetten
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Gender | Female |
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Born | Bavaria |
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Died | Diesen Am Ammersee |
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Parents | Berthold II, Count of Andechs |
Feast | 31 May |
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ID | 3675721 |
Mechtildis Of Edelstetten Life story
Mechtildis of Edelstetten was a Benedictine abbess and, according to legend, a renowned miracle worker. Mechtildis was the daughter of Count Berthold of Andechs, whose wife, Sophie, founded a monastery on their estate at Diessen, Bavaria, and placed their daughter there at the age of five.