Cunigunde of Luxemburg

Empress Saint Cunigunde of Luxemburg (about 975 - 3 March 1033 or 1039 at Kaufungen) was the wife of Saint Henry II. She is the patroness of Luxembourg, Lithuania and Poland; her feastday is March 3

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Saint - 975 - 3 March - 1033 - 1039 - Kaufungen - Saint Henry II - Luxembourg - Lithuania - Poland - March 3

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Her parents were Siegfried I of Luxembourg (922 - 15 August 998) and Hedwig of Nordgau (about 935-992).

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922 - 15 August - 998 - 935 - 992

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One year after her husband's death, she retired in 1025 to a Benedictine monastery she founded at Kaufungen in Germany (Hesse). She died in 1033 (or 1039), and was buried at Bamberg Cathedral near her husband.

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1025 - Kaufungen - Germany - Hesse - 1033 - 1039 - Bamberg

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She was canonised by Pope Innocent III on 29 March 1200.

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Pope Innocent III - 29 March - 1200

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