Venerable
Sophia I
Abbess of Gandersheim
Abbess of Gandersheim Abbey in Saxony, who reposed in 1039.
Uncertain source. We are looking to verify this information as soon as we can.
- Reposed
- 103911th century
- Place
- Gandersheim Abbey
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Sophia I was born in September 975 and died on 30 January 1039. A daughter of Emperor Otto II and Theophanu, she was abbess of Gandersheim from 1002 and, from 1011, also of Essen. She played an important part in the choice of the kings of Germany.
The sources consulted present her as a historical figure of the Ottonian family; they show no canonization.