Blessed Aleth of Dijon,
Also known as Alethe, Aleidis, Aleydis, Alice
Feast day: April 4
Died 1105.
Mother of Saint Bernard and many other holy children, Aleth was the daughter of the lord of Montbard and wife of Tecolin . Her relics were at the Abbey of Saint Benignus in Dijon, France, in 1110, and transferred to Clairvaux in 1250 . In art, Christ appears to Saint Aleth as she receives viaticum. Sometimes she is shown standing with her son, Saint Bernard
Also known as Alethe, Aleidis, Aleydis, Alice
Feast day: April 4
Died 1105.
Mother of Saint Bernard and many other holy children, Aleth was the daughter of the lord of Montbard and wife of Tecolin . Her relics were at the Abbey of Saint Benignus in Dijon, France, in 1110, and transferred to Clairvaux in 1250 . In art, Christ appears to Saint Aleth as she receives viaticum. Sometimes she is shown standing with her son, Saint Bernard
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