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'''Ida of Louvain''' |
'''Ida of Louvain''' (died around 1300) was a [[Cistercian nuns|Cistercian nun]] of [[Roosendael Abbey]] in the 13th-century [[Low Countries]] who is officially commemorated in the Catholic Church as blessed. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Ida was born into a well-to-do family in [[Leuven]], [[Duchy of Brabant]] (now Belgium). At the age of 22 she felt a religious vocation but her father was a worldly man who would not accept this and subjected her to various forms of ill-treatment to discourage her.<ref>[[Alphonse Le Roy]], "Ida ou Ide (la bienheureuse)", ''[[Biographie Nationale de Belgique]]'', vol. 10 (Brussels, 1889), 6-7.</ref> Despite parental disapproval, she first dedicated her life to God as an [[anchoress]], and later became a nun in the recently founded Cistercian Abbey of Roosendael (the Valley of the Roses) in what is now [[Sint-Katelijne-Waver]]. One historian has described her as adding "éclat" to the monastery.<ref>[[Alphonse Wauters]], ''Histoire des environs de Bruxelles'', vol. 3, p. 662.</ref> The only contemporary record of her life is in a series of letters by her confessor, a priest named Hugo. |
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According to one account, Ida was born into a well-to-do family in Louvain, France. As a child she saw a vision when in church, and later received [[stigmata]], wounds that appeared miraculously and would not heal. She was of a religious disposition but her father was a worldly man and would not accept her vocation.<ref name=Collins>{{cite book|title=The Cistercian fathers, or, Lives and legends of certain saints and blessed of the Order of Citeaux, tr. by H. Collins|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zN8CAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA163 |year=1872 |pages=163–170}}</ref> |
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==Legend and veneration== |
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According to another account, Ida was a descendent of [[Charlemagne]] and was born in 1040 and died in the [[Ardennes]] in 1113. She was educated at [[Munsterbilzen Abbey]] in [[Limburg (Belgium)|Limburg]], Belgium and married [[Eustace II, Count of Boulogne]] at the age of seventeen. They had three sons, [[Eustace III, Count of Boulogne]] and [[Godfrey of Bouillon]], both of whom took part in the [[First Crusade]], and [[Baldwin I of Jerusalem]] who became King of Jerusalem after his brother Godfrey died in 1100. Ida was a very pious lady and received advice from [[Anselm of Canterbury|Saint Anselm]], Archbishop of Canterbury. According to the historian [[William of Tyre]], the First Crusade was partly won as a result of her prayers. Her husband died in 1087 or thereabouts and she inherited his estates, giving money to the poor and rebuilding churches and monasteries. As an ardent worshipper, Ida founded many abbeys, and was buried after her death in 1113 at the Abbaye Saint-Wulmer de Samer. After this, many miracles took place, and she was [[Beatification|beatified]] for her piety and humility.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/966/Sainte-Ida-de-Louvain.html |title=Sainte Ida de Louvain |accessdate=5 December 2015}}</ref> |
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Ida died with a reputation for sanctity and came to be considered a saint.<ref name="Herlihy1995">{{cite book|author=David Herlihy|title=Women, Family and Society in Medieval Europe |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SK09OPQ72icC&pg=PA170 |year=1995|publisher=Berghahn|isbn=978-1-57181-024-3|pages=170–171}}</ref><ref name=walsh275>{{cite book|author=Michael J. Walsh|title=A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8mUJ58SMMhEC&pg=PA275 |year=2007|publisher=Liturgical Press|isbn=978-0-8146-3186-7|page=275}}</ref> She was said to have experienced [[stigmata]] and mystical graces.<ref name=Collins>{{cite book|title=The Cistercian fathers, or, Lives and legends of certain saints and blessed of the Order of Citeaux|translator=H. Collins|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zN8CAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA163 |year=1872 |pages=163–170 |author1=Cistercians }}</ref> These included miraculous visions and corporeal encounters with appearances of the infant [[Jesus]], where she would hold him, bathe him, play with him and dress him.<ref name="Herlihy1995"/><ref name="Classen2012p86">{{cite book|author=Constance Classen|title=The Deepest Sense: A Cultural History of Touch|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c1RC8kSUfgEC&pg=PA86 |year=2012|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=978-0-252-09440-8|pages=86–87}}</ref> She was [[beatified]] for her piety and humility. Her official commemoration, granted by [[Pope Clement XI]] in 1719, is April 13.<ref name=walsh275/><ref>Basil Watkins (ed.), ''The Book of Saints'' (7th ed., London, 2002), p. 273.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 13:41, 19 April 2024
Ida of Louvain (died around 1300) was a Cistercian nun of Roosendael Abbey in the 13th-century Low Countries who is officially commemorated in the Catholic Church as blessed.
Life
[edit]Ida was born into a well-to-do family in Leuven, Duchy of Brabant (now Belgium). At the age of 22 she felt a religious vocation but her father was a worldly man who would not accept this and subjected her to various forms of ill-treatment to discourage her.[1] Despite parental disapproval, she first dedicated her life to God as an anchoress, and later became a nun in the recently founded Cistercian Abbey of Roosendael (the Valley of the Roses) in what is now Sint-Katelijne-Waver. One historian has described her as adding "éclat" to the monastery.[2] The only contemporary record of her life is in a series of letters by her confessor, a priest named Hugo.
Legend and veneration
[edit]Ida died with a reputation for sanctity and came to be considered a saint.[3][4] She was said to have experienced stigmata and mystical graces.[5] These included miraculous visions and corporeal encounters with appearances of the infant Jesus, where she would hold him, bathe him, play with him and dress him.[3][6] She was beatified for her piety and humility. Her official commemoration, granted by Pope Clement XI in 1719, is April 13.[4][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Alphonse Le Roy, "Ida ou Ide (la bienheureuse)", Biographie Nationale de Belgique, vol. 10 (Brussels, 1889), 6-7.
- ^ Alphonse Wauters, Histoire des environs de Bruxelles, vol. 3, p. 662.
- ^ a b David Herlihy (1995). Women, Family and Society in Medieval Europe. Berghahn. pp. 170–171. ISBN 978-1-57181-024-3.
- ^ a b Michael J. Walsh (2007). A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West. Liturgical Press. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-8146-3186-7.
- ^ Cistercians (1872). The Cistercian fathers, or, Lives and legends of certain saints and blessed of the Order of Citeaux. Translated by H. Collins. pp. 163–170.
- ^ Constance Classen (2012). The Deepest Sense: A Cultural History of Touch. University of Illinois Press. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-0-252-09440-8.
- ^ Basil Watkins (ed.), The Book of Saints (7th ed., London, 2002), p. 273.