Royalty. She was born as the third child of Heinrich II and Gisela of Burgundy. She was raised in Regensburg, where she was a student of St. Wolfgang von Regensburg. Around 995 she was married to Stephan of Hungary, to strengthen the peace between Bavaria and the Hungarians. She played a fundamental role in spreading Christianity in Hungary, where she founded several monasteries and churches, which earned her the enmity of the pagans. After Stephen's death, she was imprisoned by his successor, Peter Orseolo. In 1042, she was freed by King Heinrich III and returned to Bavaria. She became a nun and later joined the Kloster Niedernburg in Passau, where she died as Abbess. Her husband and son were canonized in 1083, an honor that has been denied to her. She was beatified in 1975 by Paul VI. A bone from her arm and a bone from Stephen's right hand were brought to Veszprém, and are on display in the cathedral there.
Royalty. She was born as the third child of Heinrich II and Gisela of Burgundy. She was raised in Regensburg, where she was a student of St. Wolfgang von Regensburg. Around 995 she was married to Stephan of Hungary, to strengthen the peace between Bavaria and the Hungarians. She played a fundamental role in spreading Christianity in Hungary, where she founded several monasteries and churches, which earned her the enmity of the pagans. After Stephen's death, she was imprisoned by his successor, Peter Orseolo. In 1042, she was freed by King Heinrich III and returned to Bavaria. She became a nun and later joined the Kloster Niedernburg in Passau, where she died as Abbess. Her husband and son were canonized in 1083, an honor that has been denied to her. She was beatified in 1975 by Paul VI. A bone from her arm and a bone from Stephen's right hand were brought to Veszprém, and are on display in the cathedral there.
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