Blessed Emma Uffing
Blessed Emma Uffing (born c. 975 AD in Lower Saxony, Germany; died June 3, 1038 AD in Lesum, Bremen, Germany) was a German noblewoman of the early medieval period who founded Lesum Monastery near Bremen in Lower Saxony and devoted herself to religious life and charitable works. She is venerated locally in the Catholic tradition. Her feast day is June 3.
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| Blessed Emma Uffing | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | June 03 |
| Profession | German noblewoman; foundress of Lesum Monastery near Bremen; woman of prayer and charity; Ottonian-period Lower Saxon Catholic; medieval foundress |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Benedictine tradition; Lower Saxon Catholic heritage; Ottonian period German Catholic piety; local veneration; North German Catholic tradition |
| Patronage | Bremen; Lesum; Lower Saxony; monastic foundresses; noblewomen; those who use wealth in the service of God; North German Catholic heritage |
| Attributes | Noble dress; cross; monastic church (foundation); June 3 feast; North Sea coastal landscape |
| Birthplace | Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Death Place | Lesum, Bremen, Germany |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; Blessed Emma Uffing was a German noblewoman of the early 11th century who founded Lesum Monastery (Kloster Lesum) near Bremen in Lower Saxony; she lived a life of great piety, prayer, and charitable service, including care for the poor and the sick; she died on June 3, 1038, and is venerated locally in the Lower Saxon and Bremen Catholic tradition; her cult belongs to the rich tradition of German noble foundresses who endowed monasteries and lived holy lives in the 10th-11th century Ottonian period |
| Primary Shrine | Lesum, Bremen, Germany; June 3 feast |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; June 3 feast in the Bremen/Lower Saxon Catholic tradition |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Emma Uffing was a German noblewoman of the Ottonian period who lived around 975–1038. She founded Lesum Monastery near Bremen in Lower Saxony, providing an important center of religious life, education, and charity in the North German coastal region.
She lived a life of prayer, charitable service, and religious devotion. She is venerated locally in the Catholic tradition of Bremen and Lower Saxony as a holy foundress.
She died on June 3, 1038, at Lesum.
Her feast day is June 3.
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Birth location: Lower Saxony, Germany
Death location: Lesum, Bremen, Germany
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Blessed Emma Uffing (c. 975–1038) was a German Ottonian noblewoman who founded Lesum Monastery near Bremen in Lower Saxony and devoted herself to prayer and charitable service; venerated locally in the Catholic tradition of North Germany. Feast June 3.
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