1. Lutgardis of Aywieres is a saint from the medieval Low Countries.
11 Facts About Lutgardis
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Lutgardis was born in Tongeren, known as Tongres in French, and entered monastic life at the age of twelve.
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Lutgardis was admitted into the Benedictine monastery of St Catherine near Sint-Truiden at the age of twelve, not because of a vocation but because her dowry had been lost in a failed business venture.
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Lutgardis was attractive, fond of nice clothes and liked to enjoy herself.
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Lutgardis lived in the convent for several years without having much interest in religious life.
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Lutgardis could come and go and receive visitors as she pleased.
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Lutgardis was one of the great precursors of the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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Lutgardis was blind for the last eleven years of her life, and died of natural causes at Aywieres.
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Lutgardis is considered one of the leading mystics of the 13th century.
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Lutgardis was venerated at Aywieres for centuries, and her relics were exhumed in the 16th century.
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Lutgardis is the patron saint of the blind and physically disabled.