Christian saint, Thuringian princess, and Frankish queen
For the municipality in Austria, see Sankt Radegund.
For the Terrence Malick film formerly titled Radegund, see A Hidden Life (2019 film).
Saint Radegund
11th-century depiction of Radegund
Born
c. 520 Thuringian tribes
Died
13 August 587 (aged 66–67) Abbey of the Holy Cross, Poitiers, Aquitaine, Kingdom of the Franks
Venerated in
Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrine
Church of St. Radegonde, Poitiers, Vienne, France
Feast
13 August
Patronage
Jesus College, Cambridge
Radegund (Latin: Radegundis; also spelled Rhadegund, Radegonde, or Radigund; c. 520 – 13 August 587) was a Thuringian princess and Frankish queen, who founded the Abbey of the Holy Cross at Poitiers. She is the patroness saint of several churches in France and England and of Jesus College, Cambridge (whose full name is "The College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the glorious Virgin Saint Radegund, near Cambridge").
Radegund (Latin: Radegundis; also spelled Rhadegund, Radegonde, or Radigund; c. 520 – 13 August 587) was a Thuringian princess and Frankish queen, who...
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Terrence Malick's 'Radegund'". Variety. Retrieved 30 January 2024. Raup, Jordan (22 June 2016). "Terrence Malick Announces Next Film 'Radegund,' Based on the...
of Radegund, Queen, founder of Holy Cross, and saint. Scholars have noticed a marked difference in perspective between an earlier life of Radegund composed...
Sankt Radegund bei Graz is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria. It is named after Saint Radegund. "Dauersiedlungsraum...
Saxons under Duke Hadugato, Thuringia was conquered, and Chlothar received Radegund, daughter of King Berthar (Hermanfrid's late brother). Hermanfrid was killed...
Teresa Joan White, "History of Women in the Diaconate: Phoebe, Olympias, Radegund and Colleagues, London, 2014, chapter 16a. {Copy at Lambeth Palace Library]...
sent a copy of Caesarius's rule for nuns, the Regula virginum, to Queen Radegund, who used it for her own foundation of Holy Cross Abbey in Poitiers. Caesaria...
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was raised in court and was the adopted and "spiritual" daughter of St. Radegund, a Thuringian princess and Frankish queen who founded Holy Cross, a double...
Metcalf c.1543 The Priory Church of Saint Edmund, Cambridge Cambridge — St Radegund's Priory Benedictine nuns cell founded c.1133-8 by John de Cranden, Prior...
Clotaire. In 538, Clotaire married Radegund of Thuringia, who was a first cousin of Aregund and Ingund. Aregund and Radegund both survived their husband Clotaire...
Deutschlandsberg Burg Dürnstein Schloss Eggenberg (Graz) Burg Ehrenfels (St. Radegund) Schloss Ehrenhausen Burgruine Eppenstein Schloss Feistritz / Ilz Burg...
497 Paris Son of Clovis I and Clotilde 1. Guntheuc, 524: childless 2. Radegund, 538: childless 3. Ingund, 532: 4 children 4. Aregund, 536: 1 son 5. Chunsina:...
sign of the name relates to Henry Elyot at the Priory of St Mary and St. Radegund in Cambridge in about 1180. An Elyat (or Elyot) is in Bury St. Edmunds...
wife Sophia send a relic of the "True Cross" to the Frankish princess Radegund, who has founded a monastery at Poitiers. The Garamantian Kingdom (modern...
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