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Venerable
Ida of Essen
A venerable mother with ties to Cologne, who reposed in 1060.
Uncertain source. We are looking to verify this information as soon as we can.
- Reposed
- 106011th century
- Place
- Cologne
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Ida of Essen was abbess of the convent of St. Maria im Kapitol (St. Mary in the Capitol) in Cologne, and died on 7 or 8 April 1060. She came from the Ezzonid family, powerful in Lower Lorraine in the 11th century. The works of art preserved from her time are among the finest treasures of the age.
The sources consulted show no canonization. One source also names her abbess of Essen and Gerresheim.