SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY   Saints celebrated on the 10th of February WELCOME! ADELAIDE, WIDOW Adelaide (Adelheidis) is remembered on February 10. She was the mother of Emperor Conrad the Salian and founded the two colleges of  Saint Emmeram and  Saint Nicholas in the town of Spalt in Franconia. She rests in the church of the monastery she built in Oringau, in the former County of Hohenlohe, where a stone marks her grave in the choir. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 36) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 8th of January WELCOME! SAINT ADELAIDE, WIDOW The name Adelaide ( Adelheidis , Adelheid) is derived from the Old German, meaning: a noble person, noble-born, one who guards her nobility.  Saint Adelaide ( Adelheidis , Adelais [ Adela ]) was the wife of Count Baldwin IV of Flanders, nicknamed " the Pious ". He went to his eternal reward in 1067. Having become a widow, Saint Adelaide set out on a journey to Rome and there received the veil from the hands of  Pope Alexander II . However, she soon returned to her homeland and brought with her some of the relics of Saint Sidronius , which she gifted to the Benedictine monastery she had founded in Meessene (two hours from Ypres). Here in this monastery she died with a reputation for holiness and is venerated there on January 8.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 35) Stadler's Complete Ency...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 27th of June WELCOME! SAINT ADELAIDE, WIDOW Saint Adelaide ( Adelheidis , Adelais), Widow, feast day: June 27 . This holy lady is venerated in Bergamo, Italy. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 35) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Adelaide 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