Cunigunde of Luxembourg
Saint Cunigunde of Luxembourg, OSB (975 – 1040), also called Cunegundes, Cunegunda, and Cunegonda and, in Latin, Cunegundis or Kinigundis, was Empress of the Holy Roman Empire by marriage to Holy Roman Emperor Henry II. She ruled as interim regent after the death of her spouse in 1024. She is a saint and the patroness of Luxembourg; her feast day is 3 March.
Quotes about
[edit]- In Oberkaufungen in Hesse, Germany, Saint Cunegonda: she brought many benefits to the Church together with her husband, Saint Henry the Emperor, and after his death, she herself passed away in the convent where she had retired as a nun, making Christ her inheritance. Her body was laid to rest with full honours next to the remains of Saint Henry in Bamberg.
- Roman Martyrology, Cited in “”03 March“”, “'chiesacattolica.it”', 3 March 2024.
- She had prayed and made offerings to Mary, who had given birth to Jesus; to Saint Anne, the mother of Mary, who, having been barren for twenty years, had been told by an angel that she would give birth to a daughter; to Saint Cunegunda who, despite having taken a vow of chastity with her husband, Emperor Henry, prepared miraculous potions to help women conceive.
- Aline Kiner, La notte delle beghine, translation into Italian by Alberto Folin, Neri Pozza Editore, Vicenza, 2018, Ch. 19. ISBN 978-88-545-1776-9
- What painter could portray all the bizarre transformations of the Devil? It is not true that he always appeared as ugly as certain Catholic authors depict him. On the contrary, Satan can also take on the most seductive forms when necessary: that of a knight, a woman, even... would you believe it? a monk and a saint. One night, he leaves the chamber of Saint Cunegonda, Queen of Bohemia, dressed as a knight; surprised, the unhappy sovereign is subjected to the trial by fire... for adultery...
- Cesare Enrico Aroldi, Stregoneria e occultismo, Società Editrice Sonzogno, Milano, 1904. Ch. VII, p. 46.
