Emma of Lesum or Emma of Stiepel (also known as Hemma and Imma) (c. 975-980 – 3 December 1038) was a countess popularly venerated as a saint for her good works; she is also the first female inhabitant of Bremen to be known by name.
emma, lesum, emma, stiepel, also, known, hemma, imma, december, 1038, countess, popularly, venerated, saint, good, works, also, first, female, inhabitant, bremen, known, name, saint, statue, saint, born10th, centuryduchy, saxonydied3, december, 1038lesum, brem. Emma of Lesum or Emma of Stiepel also known as Hemma and Imma c 975 980 3 December 1038 was a countess popularly venerated as a saint for her good works she is also the first female inhabitant of Bremen to be known by name Saint Emma of LesumStatue of Saint Emma of LesumBorn10th centuryDuchy of SaxonyDied3 December 1038Lesum now Bremen BurglesumVenerated inRoman CatholicismMajor shrineWerden Abbey Bremen CathedralFeast19 April or 3 December Contents 1 See also 2 Notes 3 Sources 4 External linksSee also editList of Catholic saints Saint Emma of Lesum patron saint archiveNotes editSources editSchwarzwalder Herbert 2003 Das Grosse Bremen Lexikon Edition Temmen ISBN 3 86108 693 XExternal links editEkkart Sauser 1999 Emma of Lesum In Bautz Traugott ed Biographisch Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon BBKL in German Vol 16 Herzberg Bautz cols 453 454 ISBN 3 88309 079 4 in German Heiligenlexikon in German Kirchensite de in German Bremen Town ParkPortals nbsp Saints nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Germany Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emma of Lesum amp oldid 1173968534, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
