Saint Achahildis of Wendelstein
Also known as
- Achachildis
- Achatia
- Atzin
- Reinilda of Luxemburg
Profile
Born to the nobility, the sister of Saint Cunegundes. Married to Thietmar and mother of quintuplets; she and her husband, both of whom were drawn to religious life, then took vows of celibacy. Noted for her charity to the poor, and as a miracle worker. Founded a parish church in Wendelstein, Germany. Once when she discovered that a servant had killed and stolen some geese, she forgave the servant and brought the geese back to life – including the one that had been cooked.
- c.970 of natural causes
- interred at the church in Wendelstein, Germany that she had founded
- tomb re-discovered in 1447
- healing miracles, especially of children, were reported at the tomb
- church later taken over by Protestants and devotion ceased
Representation
- presenting five infants to her husband
- with five children
- performing various charitable acts and miracles
- three geese
- goose leg
- tree full of ripe cherries (when she was pregnant with quintuplets in the dead of winter, she had a craving for cherries; a tree in her garden suddenly produced a full crop of them)
MLA Citation
- “Saint Achahildis of Wendelstein“. CatholicSaints.Info. 1 November 2016. Web. 24 June 2021. <>