Ida of Lorraine

Ida of Lorraine

Ida of Lorraine (also referred to as Blessed Ida of Boulogne)cite book |last=Butler |first=Alban |authorlink=Alban Butler |coauthors=Paul Burns |title=Butler's Lives of the Saints |year=2000 |publisher=Continuum International Publishing Group |pages=p. 94 |isbn=0860122530 ] (c. 1040 – 13 Apr 1113)cite book |last=Holböck |first=Ferdinand |authorlink=Ferdinand Holböck |coauthors= |title=Married Saints and Blesseds |year=2002 |publisher=Ignatius Press |pages=p. 147 |isbn=0898708435 ] was a saint and noblewoman.

She was born in Bouillon, Ardenne, South Belgium, the daughter of Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lorraine and his wife, Doda.cite book |last=Butler |first=Alban |authorlink=Alban Butler |coauthors=Paul Burns |title=Butler's Lives of the Saints |year=2000 |publisher=Continuum International Publishing Group |pages=p.93 |isbn=0860122530 ] .

Family

In 1057, she married Eustace II of Boulogne. They had three sons:

*Eustace III, the next Count of Boulogne
*Godfrey of Bouillon, first ruler of Kingdom of Jerusalem
*Baldwin, second ruler of Kingdom of Jerusalem

Ida shunned the use of a wet-nurse in raising her sons. Instead, she breast-fed them to insure that they were not contaminated by the wet-nurse's morals.cite book | last =Tanner | first =Heather | authorlink =Heather J. Tanner | title =Families, Friends, and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879-1160 | publisher =BRILL | date =2004 | location =Boulogne-sur-Mer (France) | pages =p. 262 | isbn =9004132430 ] When her sons went on the First Crusade, Ida contributed heavily to their expenses.cite book | last =Tanner | first =Heather | authorlink =Heather J. Tanner | title =Families, Friends, and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879-1160 | publisher =BRILL | date =2004 | location =Boulogne-sur-Mer (France) | pages =p. 135 | isbn =9004132430 ]

Life

Ida was always religiously and charitably active, but the death of her husband provided her wealth and the freedom to use it for her projects. She founded several monasteries:

*Saint-Wulmer in Boulognecite book |last=Holböck |first=Ferdinand |authorlink=Ferdinand Holböck |coauthors= |title=Married Saints and Blesseds |year=2002 |publisher=Ignatius Press |pages=p. 148 |isbn=0898708435 ]
*Our Lady of the Chapel, Calais
*Saint-Bertin
*Abbey of Cappelle cite book | last =Tanner | first =Heather | authorlink =Heather J. Tanner | title =Families, Friends, and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879-1160 | publisher =BRILL | date =2004 | location =Boulogne-sur-Mer (France) | pages =p. 140 | isbn =9004132430 ]
*Abbey of Le Wast

She maintained a correspondence with Anselm of Canterbury. Some of Anselm’s letters to Ida have survived.cite book | last =Tanner | first =Heather | authorlink =Heather J. Tanner | title =Families, Friends, and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879-1160 | publisher =BRILL | date =2004 | location =Boulogne-sur-Mer (France) | pages =p. 123, footnote | isbn =9004132430 ] [cite journal | last = Vaughn | first = Sally N. | authorlink =Sally N. Vaughn | title=St. Anselm and Women | journal=Haskins Society Journal | date =1990 |pages=86 | volume=2 | isbn =1852850590 ]

She became increasingly involved in church life. However, current scholarship feels that she did not actually become a Benedictine Nun, but that she was a “Secular Oblate of the Benedictine Order”.

Death and burial

Ida died on 13 April 1113, which is the date she is honoured. Traditionally, her burial place has been ascribed to the Monastery of Saint Vaast . However, one author believes that the original burial place was the Monastery of Vast. Her remains were moved in 1669 to Paris and again in 1808 to Bayeux.

Her life story was written by contemporary monk of Saint Vaast Abbey.

She is venerated in Bayeux.

References

ources

*cite book |last=Butler |first=Alban |authorlink=Alban Butler |coauthors=Paul Burns |title=Butler's Lives of the Saints |year=2000 |publisher=Continuum International Publishing Group |location= |isbn=0860122530
*cite book |last=Holböck |first=Ferdinand |authorlink=Ferdinand Holböck |coauthors= |title=Married Saints and Blesseds |year=2002 |publisher=Ignatius Press |location= |isbn=0898708435
*cite book | last =Tanner | first =Heather | authorlink =Heather J. Tanner | title =Families, Friends, and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879-1160 | publisher =BRILL | date =2004 | location =Boulogne-sur-Mer (France)
isbn =9004132430
*cite journal | last = Vaughn | first = Sally N. | authorlink =Sally N. Vaughn | title=St. Anselm and Women | journal=Haskins Society Journal | date =1990 |pages=83–94 | volume=2 | isbn =1852850590


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