Cunigunde of Luxembourg
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Cunigunde of Luxembourg (c. 975 – March 3, 1033 or 1039 at Kaufungen) was the wife of Holy Roman Emperor Saint Henry II. She is the patroness of Luxembourg, Lithuania and Poland; her feastday is March 3.
Her parents were Siegfried I of Luxembourg (922 – August 15, 998) and Hedwig of Nordgau (c. 935 – 992). She was a seventh generation descendant of Charlemagne. Her marriage to Henry was a spiritual one, that is, they married for religious companionship and did not consummate their relationship by mutual agreement. One year after Henry's death in 1024, Cunigunde retired to a Benedictine monastery she founded at Kaufungen in Germany (Hesse). She died in 1033 (or 1039), and was buried at Bamberg Cathedral near her husband. She was canonised by Pope Innocent III on March 29, 1200.
It reported from the Papal Bull that Cunigunde fell asleep one night and was carried into bed. Her maid also fell asleep and a candle set the bed on fire. The blaze awoke both of them and upon executing the Sign of the Cross, the fire immediately disappeared saving them from burning.
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