St. Lutgardis
Feast Day: June 16
Born in Belgium, Lutgardis was boarded with Benedictine nuns at age 12 when her father lost her dowry. After Christ appeared
to her, showing his wounds, she renounced the world to become a nun and later sought a more austere life with Cistercians at Aywieres. She viewed the loss of her eyesight in 1235 as another form of detachment from the world. Known in her own time as a great spiritual counsellor and healer, Lutgardis is considered among the great medieval women mystics.
