Saint Walburga (25 February): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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On February 25, Holy Mother Church honors St. Walburga, abbess, missionary, and sister of saints. Daughter of the holy King St. Richard of Wessex and sister to St. Willibald and St. Winibald, Walburga was born in the Kingdom of the West Saxons in England. Educated at the monastery of Wimborne in Dorsetshire, she lived 27 years in religious formation before being sent to Germany under St. Leoba at the request of her cousin, St. Boniface. Eventually appointed abbess at Heidenheim—founded by her two saintly brothers—St. Walburga governed not only the nuns but, after her brother’s death in 760, exercised spiritual oversight even over the monks’ abbey. Her life radiated evangelical charity, meekness, and profound holiness. She entered eternal rest on February 25, 779, after 25 years at Heidenheim. Her relics were later translated to Eichstätt, where devotion to her spread across Germany, Flanders, France, and the Low Countries. She became widely known for miraculous oil said to flow from her relics, a sign of heavenly favor. Her life was recorded by multiple medieval authors, including Wolfhard of Eichstätt (c. 890), and her feast remains celebrated across the Catholic world. May St. Walburga pray for us and strengthen us in humility, charity, and perseverance. 0:00 – Introduction 0:20 – Royal Birth in Wessex 0:32 – Formation at Wimborne Abbey 0:42 – Mission to Germany with St. Leoba 1:01 – Abbess of Heidenheim 1:27 – Her Evangelical Charity and Leadership 1:39 – Oversight of the Monks’ Abbey 1:55 – Death on February 25, 779 2:05 – Translation of Her Relics (870) 2:21 – Spread of Devotion Across Europe 3:18 – Feast Days and Liturgical Celebrations 3:34 – The Written Lives of St. Walburga https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/february/st-walburge-v-abbess/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StWalburga #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #SaintOfTheDay #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicHistory #FatherAlbanButler #Benedictine #PrayForUs #February25