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« on: April 11, 2015, 07:38:40 PM »
                 Matilda was born in Westphalia about 895.     
                 She was the daughter of Dietrich, Count in Westphalia and his wife Reinhild.       
                 Henry of Saxony married her in 909.       
                 In 912 Matilda's husband succeeded his father as Duke of Saxony.     
                 In 918 he was chosen to succeed King Conrad of Germany.     
                 As queen, Matilda was humble, pious, and generous.       
                 She died in 968.       
                 Her feast day is March 14th.
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« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2015, 01:21:48 PM »
St. Matilda of Saxony, pray for us!  Cheesy

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'Flores apparuerunt in terra nostra. . . Fulcite me floribus. (The flowers appear on the earth. . . stay me up with flowers. Sg 2:12,5)
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« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2015, 07:36:17 PM »
                    Matilda was always ready to help the oppressed and unfortunate.       
                    Matilda founded or supported numerous monasteries.   
                    Her chief foundations were the monasteries at Quedfinburg, Nordhausen, Engern, and Poehlden.
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« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2015, 08:22:58 PM »
                 Saint Matilda of Saxony is also known as Matilda of Ringelheim.     
                 Her daughter Gerberga became the wife of King Louis IV of France.         
                 Saint Matilda of Saxony is the patron of queens and widows.
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« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2015, 11:02:11 PM »
St. Bruno of Saxony, pray for us!
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« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2019, 09:35:41 PM »
At Quedlinburg Abbey Matilda's granddaughter Matilda, the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, became abbess in 966.
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« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2020, 11:54:04 AM »
Matilda and Henry were married at the Pfalz of Wallhausen in 909 (or 913).
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« Reply #7 on: June 29, 2022, 06:54:11 PM »
St. Matilda of Saxony's eldest son, Otto I, restored the Holy Roman Empire in 962.
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« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2022, 06:45:53 PM »
When Matilda married Henry in 909 he was Duke of Saxony at the time. His first marriage to Hatheburg of Merseburg was cancelled.
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« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2024, 06:43:30 PM »
Queen Matilda's last foundation was in 961, the convent of Nordhausen.
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