Saint Saint Lüfthildis

Lüfthildis (also Liuthildis of Bonn) is a local Rhenish saint, venerated primarily in the small village of Lüftelberg (part of the city of Meckenheim)—formerly known as Berg—which is named after her. A pilgrimage to her grave takes place there in the Romanesque St. Peter's Church, where she is a secondary patron. Her gravestone is a simple slab of calcareous sinter from the Eifel Aqueduct. There are no verified biographical dates for her. She is said to have lived during the time of Charlemagne. In 1623, her cult was revived by the Archbishop of Cologne, Ferdinand of Wittelsbach. In her life and iconography, Lüfthildis is reminiscent of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. She is depicted with a spindle as her attribute and is said to heal ear diseases and drive away evil spirits.