Kunigunde of Rapperswil

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Kunigunde of Rapperswil
Diedc. 4th century AD
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Canonized 16 June 1504, Eichsel, Rheinfelden by Raimund Peraudi
Feast June 16
Patronage blind and lame people

Kunigunde of Rapperswil (died in early 4th century AD) was a Christian saint. In Old High German her name means fighter for her clan. [1]

Life

Little is known about this saint. Maybe born in Rapperswil in Switzerland, she was one of the companions of Saint Ursula during her pilgrimage to Roma. On the way back, Kunigunde, Mechtund, Wibranda and Chrischona were sick in Rapperswil respectively Eichsel (Rapperschwier in earlier days), and soon died. [1]

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References

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