Cunigunde of Luxembourg
Cunigunde of Luxembourg, OSB (German: Kunigunde) (c. 975 – 3 March 1033), 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.
Saint Cunigunde of Luxembourg OSB | |
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Saint Cunigunda; painting by the Master of Meßkirch, c.1535/40, housed at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. | |
| Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, Right-Believing, Saint Nun | |
| Born | c. 975 |
| Died | 3 March 1033 |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 29 March 1200, Rome by Pope Innocent III |
| Major shrine | Bamberg Cathedral, Bamberg, Germany |
| Feast | 3 March |
| Attributes | An empress in imperial robes, sometimes holding a church. |
| Patronage | Patroness of Luxembourg, and the Archdiocese of Bamberg, Germany |
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