Cunigunde of Luxembourg
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Cunigunde of Luxembourg, OSB, also called Cunegundes, Cunegunda, and Cunegonda and, in Latin, Cunegundis or Kinigundis, was Empress of the Holy Roman Empire by marriage to Holy Roman Emperor Henry II.
Saint Cunigunda; painting by the Master of Meßkirch, c.1535/40, housed at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart.
Crown of the Empress Cunigunde
Emperor Henry II and Empress Cunigunde's tomb by Tilman Riemenschneider.
After being accused of adultery Cunigunde proved her innocence by walking over red-hot ploughshares.
Bamberg Cathedral
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Bamberg Cathedral is a church in Bamberg, Germany, completed in the 13th century. The cathedral is under the administration of the Archdiocese of Bamberg and is the seat of its archbishop. Since 1993,
Cunigunde of Luxembourg
…monastery, performing charitable works, caring for the sick and devoting her time to prayer. She died on 3 March 1040 at Kaufungen. She was buried at Bamberg Cathedral beside her husband, but may have been buried elsewhere first and then re-interred at the Cathedral in 1201 after her canonization. Cunigunde was canonised…
Bamberg Cathedral
Plan showing the two choirs, one at each end of the nave
Bamberg Cathedral from the west
The nave of Bamberg Cathedral