Saint Wilgefortis

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legendary Christian saint
gptkbp:associatedWith folk piety
popular devotion in Middle Ages
gptkbp:category female saints
legendary people
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:King
gptkb:religious_art
beard
gptkbp:feastDay July 20
gptkbp:gender female
gptkbp:hasLegend crucified by her father
grew a beard miraculously
prayed for disfigurement to avoid marriage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saint Wilgefortis
gptkbp:iconography crucified woman with a beard
gptkbp:origin gptkb:medieval_Europe
gptkbp:originatedIn confusion with Christ's image on the cross
misinterpretation of Eastern crucifix images
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Uncumber
gptkb:Kümmernis
gptkb:Liberata
gptkbp:patronage women seeking freedom
women seeking liberation from abusive husbands
gptkbp:suppressedBy gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
1969
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:July_20_(Roman_Catholic_Church)
gptkb:July_20_(Roman_Catholicism)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7