Saint Bathildes

Saint Bathildes

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  • Description / Title of the Saint : Queen

Saint Bathildes

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  • Memorial Day / Feast Day of Saint Bathildes: January 30
  • Description / Title of the Saint : Queen
  • Date of Death: Saint Bathildes died 30th of January, 680
 
 

The Story and History of Saint Bathildes
The story and history of Saint Bathildes. Bathildes was an Englishwoman, who was carried over whilst yet young into France, and there sold for a slave, at a very low price, to Erkenwald, mayor of the palace under King Clovis II. When she grew up, her master was so much taken with her prudence and virtue that he placed her in charge of his household. The renown of her virtues spread through all France, and King Clovis II. took her for his royal consort. This unexpected elevation produced no alteration in a heart perfectly grounded in humility and the other virtues; she seemed to become even more humble than before.

Her new station furnished her the means of being truly a mother to the poor; the king gave her the sanction of his royal authority for the protection of the Church, the care of the poor, and the furtherance of all religious undertakings. The death of her husband left her regent of the kingdom. She at once forbade the enslavement of Christians, did all in her power to promote piety, and filled France with hospitals and religious houses. As soon as her son Clotaire was of an age to govern, she withdrew from the world and entered the convent of Chelles. Here she seemed entirely to forget her worldly dignity, and was to be distinguished from the rest of the community only by her extreme humility, her obedience to her spiritual superiors, and her devotion to the sick, whom she comforted and served with wonderful charity. As she neared her end, God visited her with a severe illness, which she bore with Christian patience until, on the 30th of January, 680, she yielded up her soul in devout prayer.

Feast Day of Saint Bathildes
The Feast Day of Saint Bathildes is January 30. The origin of Feast Days: most saints have specially designated feast days and are associated with a specific day of the year and these are referred to as the saint's feast day. The feast days first arose from the very early Christian custom of the annual commemoration of martyrs on the dates of their deaths at the same time celebrating their birth into heaven.

 

Saint Bathildes

  • Short, concise biography of Saint Bathildes
  • History, Life, Biography, Facts and Information
  • Fast, concise facts and information about Saint Bathildes
  • Memorial, or Feast Day, of Saint Bathildes - January 30
  • History, Life, Biography, Dates, Facts and Information
  • Date of Death: 30th of January, 680
  • Important Dates surrounding the life of Saint Bathildes
  • Life History, Story, Biography, Myths and Legends
  • Description / Title of the Saint : Queen
 
 

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Saint Bathildes