Rachilidis
Rachilidis (died 946), was a Benedictine hermit, who lived some time in the 10th century, in what today is modern Switzerland.
Saint Rachilidis | |
|---|---|
| Died | 946 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 23 November |
| Attributes | Benedictine nun |
Rachilidis spent most of her religious life in the confinement of her cell[1] located close to the monastery of St. Gall, Switzerland, near the cell of Saint Wiborada. She is believed to have died around the year 946.[2][3]
Notes
- St. Rachilidis Catholic Online
- Schulenburg, Jane Tibbetts (1998-01-01). Forgetful of Their Sex: Female Sanctity and Society, Ca. 500-1100. University of Chicago Press. p. 267. ISBN 9780226740546.
wiborada.
- "Wiborada, St. - Dictionary definition of Wiborada, St. | Encyclopedia.com: FREE online dictionary". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
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