Saint of the Day – 16 September – Saint Eugenia of Hohenburg (Died c735) Abbess. Born in Alsace in France and died at Hohenburg Abbey on Odilienberg also in Alsace. Eugenia was the second abbess of the Hohenburg Abbey, in Alsace, France, from 721 to 735. Also known as – Eugenia of Odilienberg, Eugenia of Alsace Eugenia of Altitona, Eugenia of Altodunum, Eugénie. The name Egenia means “noble born” from the Greek. Additional Memorial 26 September on some calendars.
Mosaic, 12th Century, in the Chapel of Tears of the Monastery of Mont Sainte-Odile
Eugenia was the daughter of the Alsatian Duke Adalbert and his wife Gerlind and sister of St Attala of Strasbourg and Gundelindis. She succeeded her aunt Odilia as Abbess at the Hohenburg Monastery – today’s Mont Sainte-Odile Monastery – on Mount Odilienberg in Alsace.
Eugenia was buried in the Chapel of the Monastery on Mount Odilienberg. Her Relics were lost in the Thirty Years’ War.
St Abundantius of Rome St Abundius of Rome St Cunibert of Maroilles St Curcodomus St Dulcissima of Sutri
St Edith of Wilton (961-984) Virgin, Nun, Princess, Founder of a Church and a Hospital for the poor. Born in 961 at Kensing, Kent, England and died on 15 September 984 aged just 23 years, a date foretold by Saint Dunstan of Canterbury, of natural causes. Edith is one of the most venerated female Saints of England. Her extensive legacy continues to this day – there is a Pilgrimage route, “St Edith’s Way” and annual devotions take place on her Feast day. An Astounding Life: https://anastpaul.com/2023/09/16/saint-of-the-day-16-september-saint-edith-of-wilton-961-984-virgin-nun-princess/
Blessed Luigi Ludovico Allemandi (c 1390-1450) Bishop and Cardinal, called “The Cardinal of Arles.” Blessed Luigi was a Priest driven by immense love for the Holy Mother of God and for the Church. His involvement in various Councils and Papal dissentions, were the result of his great desire to maintain the purity of the Chair of Peter. He was Beatified in 1527 by Pope Clement VII. His Life; https://anastpaul.com/2020/09/16/saint-of-the-day-blessed-luigi-ludovico-allemandi-c-1390-1450/
St Lucia and St Geminianus of Rome + St Ludmila St Marcian the Senator Bl Martin of Huerta Bl Michael Himonaya
Bl Paul Fimonaya St Priscus of Nocera St Rogellus of Cordoba St Sebastiana St Servus Dei St Stephen of Perugia
Martyrs of the Via Nomentana: Four Saints: Christian men Martyred together, date unknown – Alexander, Felix, Papias and Victor. They were Martyred on the Via Nomentana outside Rome, Italy.
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