769 - 825 (56 years)| Name | Saint Ida Herzfeld von Sachsen [1] | |
| Birth | 769 | Vestfold, Norway  [1] |
| Gender | Female | |
| Kinfolk of Note | Direct Ancestor of Bertha Irene Mayes | |
| Notable Quote | At the moment when the two are united in one flesh, there is present in them a single and similar operation of the Holy Spirit: when they are linked together in each other's arms in an external unity, which is to say, a physical unity, this indivisible ac | |
| Ordained | St. Ida of Herzfeld was canonized on 26 November 980 by Pope Benedict VII. She is the patron saint of brides and widows and is frequently depicted either as carrying a church or with a dove hovering over her head. Her feast day is September 4 [2] | |
| Religion | Among her reported acts of kindness were filling a stone coffin with food each day, then giving it to the poor; she also reportedly founded the church at Hovestadt, Westphalia, and the convent of Herzfeld | |
| Death | 825 [1] | |
| Person ID | I10219 | A Tree Called Smith |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
| Family | Egbert von Saxony, II, b. 760, Bavaria, Germany d. 819, Germany (Age 59 years) | |||
| Marriage | Ida devoted her life to the poor following the dea | |||
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| Family ID | F3089 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |||
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| Old World | | †Saint Ida of Herzfeld Saint Ida of Herzfeld (c. 770 – 4 Sep 825) was the widow of a Saxon duke who devoted her life to the poor following the death of her husband in 811. |
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