Lutgardis

Lutgardis of Aywières, OSB (1182 – 16 June 1246) was a Catholic Benedictine nun from the medieval Low Countries in the Holy Roman Empire. She was born in Tongeren, known as Tongres in French (which is why she is also called Lutgardis of Tongres or Luitgard of Tonger(e)n), and entered monastic life at the age of twelve. During her life, various miracles were attributed to her, and she is known to have experienced religious ecstasy. Her feast day is 16 June.

Patron saint of birth; blind people; childbirth; disabled people; Flanders; Flemish National Movement