Blessed Euphemia of Altenmünster
Also known as
- Eufemia
Profile
Daughter of Count Berthold and Sophie of Andechs; sister of the Saint Mechtildis of Edelstetten. Benedictine nun. Abbess of Altomünster abbey in Dachau, Upper Bavaria (in modern Germany), expanding its property and population, and leading by personal piety and devotion to the Benedictine Rule.
Born
- 18 June c.1180 in Altomünster abbey in Dachau, Upper Bavaria (in modern Germany) of natural causes
- buried in her family crypt in Diessen am Ammersee, Bavaria, Germany
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Euphemia of Altenmünster“. CatholicSaints.Info. 15 June 2016. Web. 19 June 2018. <>