St. Walpurga // sv. Valburga - Zákupy, Czech Republic
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Walpurga is invoked as special patroness against hydrophobia, in storms, and also by sailors. She is the patroness of Eichstätt and Weilburg, Oudenarde, Veurne, Antwerp, Belgium, Arnhem, Amby and Zutphen
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Date Posted: 04/11/2023
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Walpurga was born in Dumnonia, roughly corresponding to modern Devon, during the period it was becoming incorporated into Anglo Saxon England. She was the daughter of Richard the Pilgrim, a likely Britonnic underking of the West Saxons, and of Wuna of Wessex, and had two brothers, Willibald and Winibald.
Walpurga became a nun in the double monastery of Heidenheim am Hahnenkamm, which was founded by Willibald. He appointed her as his successor and following his death in 751, Walpurga became the abbess of the monastery.[4] Upon Winibald's death in 760 she also succeeded him as superintendent of the Heidenheim monastery.
Walpurga died on 25 February 777 or 779 (the records are unclear) and was buried at Heidenheim; the day carries her name in the Catholic church calendar. In 870, Walpurga's remains were transferred to Eichstätt. In Finland, Sweden, and Bavaria, her feast day commemorates the transfer of her relics on 1 May.
The general attributes of sculpture of St. Walpurga: stalks of grain, peasant farmers fashioned her replica in a corn dolly at harvest time
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Valburga byla anglosaská princezna; cinná jako misionárka, reholnice rádu benediktinek a abatyše nemeckého kláštera Heidenheim. Je uctívána katolickou církví jako svetice.
Narodila se v anglosaské ríši jako šlechtická dcera, pravdepodobne jako jedno z mnoha detí západosaského krestanského krále Richarda z Wessexu a jeho ženy Wuny. Její otec se pozdeji vydal na pout, byl svatorecen. Valburga je také považována za neter svatého Bonifáce. V detském veku, v 10 nebo v 11 letech, byla prijata na výchovu a vzdelání do kláštera Wimborne v Dorsetu. Tam strávila 26 let. Abatyše Tetta ji pripravila na dráhu misionárky pro nemeckojazycné zeme.
Její dva bratri Wunibald a Wilibald z Eichstättu se po vzoru strýce Bonifáce rovnež stali misionári.
Po bratrech opustila vlast také Valburga, preplavila se pres kanál a v doprovodu dalších reholnic došla do Antverp. Provázela ji Hugeburka, která pozdeji napsala životopisnou legendu o Valburce a jejích bratrech Wilibaldovi a Wunibaldovi, dále jejich príbuzná Lioba z Tauberbischofsheimu, a další sestry. Prožily na mori bouri, kterou Valburga prekonala modlitbou. Proto je uctívána jako patronka cestujících na lodi a patronka proti námorní bouri.
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