Pope Benedict XVI resumed his series of teachings on some of the great women saints of the Middle Ages. He spoke Sept. 29 about St. Matilda of Hackeborn, whose sister was St. Gertrude the Great. St.

St. Matilda (892-968) was Queen of Germany and wife of King Henry I. She lived a life of piety and service to the poor, and she helped build many churches, convents and monasteries. Her feast day is ...

St Peter’s Basilica contains three full funerary monuments dedicated to women on its main floor. They commemorate Matilda of Canossa, Queen Christina of Sweden and Maria Clementina Sobieska. Their ...