St. Emma
Emma was a relative of Emperor St. Henry II and also known as Hemma. She was raised at Henry's court by St. Cunegund, and according to legend was married to Landgrave William of Friesach. Their two children were murdered during an uprising of mines owned by William. Grief-stricken, he made a pilgrimmage to Rome and died on the way back. Emma then decided to devote her life to God. She gave liberally to the poor, founded several religious houses and a double monastery at Gurk,Austria, may have become a nun there. Despite the above legend, scholars believe she was of the Friesach family rather than William and that her son was killed in a battle twenty years after the death of her husband, Count William of Sanngan, about the year 1015, and it was at this time that she began her foundations. Her cult was confirmed in 1938. Her feast day is June 27th.
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My name is also Emma so I am going to chose her as my confirmation name.
Because I love her work and her story
this artical was so helpful as i was researching st emma for my confirmation name:)
what virtue did she display the most ?
Who painted the first painting in this article? I can't find the name of the painter anywhere.
my b'days a day after her feast day and my names emma
My name is also Emma and I was looking for a name for confirmation, I picked Zita, and came across this. What freaked me out though was St. Emma's feast day is June 27 which also happens to be my birthday. Creepy!!!!
i am also named EMMA and i am also using this saint for a project at school she was quite coregous!!!
I love her wrks.
i love this saint !!!!!!
Emma is such a beautiful name I like Emily better tho
I am going through RCIA and need a Saint name. I was having alot of trouble choosing a name so I took the first initial of my children in order of birth - EMA- and found Emma. She is the one for me!
what virtues did this saint practice in her life?
I'm named Emma, also! I definately think Saint Emma is a good saint ti choose if you're getting confirmed.
my grandmas name is Emma
My name is Emma to her feastday is only a couple months away about 2 actually it is pritty cool.
This is my daughter's name. I did want to name her after a Saint and I am very happy to find out that we did. In a name book the name Emma is said to be related to an old German word which means nurse; which was also a pleasant surprise since both my wife and I are R.N.'s
am called emma and am quite interested in knowing more about st Emma and taking after her.
this is really cool! my name is Emma and I was born on St. Emma's feast day! what a wierd coincidence! ^^D
I'm taking this name for my Confirmation. :)
My name is emma too! her feast day is only a few days away my b-day!