Roman Catholic Saint. Born during the second half of the 10th century, the daughter of the Muslim ruler of Toledo variously called al-Mamun, Almacrin, or Aldemon. She began a study of the Koran as a child and was said to have been greatly affected by the imprisonment the subject Christians under her father's rule. Legend related that she often visited the Christians in their cells, despite a prohibition, smuggling food to them under her clothing. On one occasion when, either the guards or her father, insisted on seeing what she was hiding under her clothing, the bread miraculously turned to into roses. The legend further related that she eventually fell dangerously ill, and that either local doctors were ineffectual or shunned. She chose instead to travel to the shrine of San Vincente in the north to utilize the healing waters there. Healed, she remained at Burgos and was baptized a Christian. She lived an existence in solitude not far from the shrine of San Vincente for the rest of her life. It is often claimed she lived to be 100. She is invoked in cases of blood flow, falls, and accidents. She is Patron saint of the region of Burgos. She is not listed in the 'Roman Martyrology' or Butler's 'Lives of the Saints,' but is listed in the 'Acta Sanctorum.' Her Feast Day is 9 April.
Roman Catholic Saint. Born during the second half of the 10th century, the daughter of the Muslim ruler of Toledo variously called al-Mamun, Almacrin, or Aldemon. She began a study of the Koran as a child and was said to have been greatly affected by the imprisonment the subject Christians under her father's rule. Legend related that she often visited the Christians in their cells, despite a prohibition, smuggling food to them under her clothing. On one occasion when, either the guards or her father, insisted on seeing what she was hiding under her clothing, the bread miraculously turned to into roses. The legend further related that she eventually fell dangerously ill, and that either local doctors were ineffectual or shunned. She chose instead to travel to the shrine of San Vincente in the north to utilize the healing waters there. Healed, she remained at Burgos and was baptized a Christian. She lived an existence in solitude not far from the shrine of San Vincente for the rest of her life. It is often claimed she lived to be 100. She is invoked in cases of blood flow, falls, and accidents. She is Patron saint of the region of Burgos. She is not listed in the 'Roman Martyrology' or Butler's 'Lives of the Saints,' but is listed in the 'Acta Sanctorum.' Her Feast Day is 9 April.
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