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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 translated to Eichstätt. In Finland, Sweden, and Bavaria, her feast day commemorates the transfer of her relics on 1 May.
Walpurgis Night (/ v æ l ˈ p ʊər ɡ ɪ s, v ɑː l-,-ˈ p ɜːr-/), [3] [4] an abbreviation of Saint Walpurgis Night (from the German Sankt-Walpurgisnacht [zaŋkt valˈpʊʁɡɪsˌnaxt]), also known as Saint Walpurga's Eve (alternatively spelled Saint Walburga's Eve) and Walpurgisnacht, is the eve of the Christian feast day of Saint Walpurga, an 8th-century abbess in Francia, and is ...
Walpurga or Walpurgis may refer to Saint Walpurga (8th century), an English missionary in Germany; Walpurgis Night, a holiday celebrated in Central and Northern Europe; Royal Armouries Ms. I.33, a medieval manuscript on swordsmanship which is also called "Walpurgis MS" La Noche de Walpurgis, a Spanish horror movie; 256 Walpurga, Main Belt asteroid
In 870, the remains of St. Walpurga were transferred from their original Heidenheim interment to Eichstätt, where in 1035 the newer burial site was enshrined as the Benedictine Abbey of St. Walburga, which continues to this day. [4] [5] In 1943, the painter Karl Friedrich Lippmann moved to Eichstätt and stayed until 1955.
Articles relating to Walpurgis Night (30 April – 1 May), the eve of the Christian feast day of Saint Walpurga, an 8th-century abbess in Francia. This feast commemorates the canonization of Saint Walpurga and the movement of her relics to Eichstätt, both of which occurred on 1 May 870.
St. Walburga Church, 1565. The church's history predates the 8th century. The very first chapel built within the walls on the right bank of the Scheldt dates from 727, and was destroyed by the Normans in 836. In 900 a new burcht is built on the same spot with a new church, dedicated to Saint Walpurga, next to the fortress Het Steen.
Richard the Pilgrim or Richard of Wessex [2] (died 720) was an English nobleman and Christian saint. He was the husband of Wuna of Wessex and the father of the West Saxon saints Willibald, Winnibald, and Walpurga.
It is named after Saint Walpurga, the patron of the local church. Locally, the settlement is known as Šentomperga. [5] The name of the settlement was changed from Sveta Valburga (literally, 'Saint Walpurga') to Valburga (literally, 'Walpurga') in 1952. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations ...