SAINTS GUNDELIND AND EINHILDE - 3 DECEMBER

 

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SAINTS GUNDELIND AND EINHILDE

Saint Gundelind (Gundelindis) was abbess of Niedermünster in Alsace. The daughter of Duke Adalbert of Alsace, sister of Saint Eugenia, abbess of Hohenburg, and Saint Athalia, abbess of Saint Stephen in Strasbourg, is listed by Butler (XIII. 95) together with Einhilde (Einhildis) among the saints venerated in Alsace and in parts of Switzerland. Saint Odilia, her aunt, instructed Gundelind in the pious life, and the latter became her successor in office about the year 722.

Gundelind and Einhilde lived thoroughly saintly lives, which is why after their death they were venerated as "holy virgins". Some hagiographers list these pious ladies on December 3, while Migne* mentions them on March 28. The Elenchus* has no entry on Saints Gundelind and Einhilde, which is most probably an oversight, since their veneration is beyond all doubt. Until 1542, Gundelind's mortal remains were displayed in a silver shrine for the veneration of the faithful. Her relics are now partly in Maria Einsiedeln and partly in Molsheim in Alsace. (But. XIII. 95)

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 582)

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PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Gundelind and Einhilde may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org