Emma of Lesum

Saint Emma of Lesum
Statue of Saint Emma of Lesum
Born	10th century Duchy of Saxony
Died	3 December 1038 Lesum, now Bremen-Burglesum
Venerated in	Roman Catholicism
Major shrine	Werden Abbey; Bremen Cathedral
Feast	19 April or 3 December

Emma of Lesum or Emma of Stiepel (also known as Hemma and Imma) (c. 975-980 – 3 December 1038) was a countess popularly venerated as a saint for her good works; she is also the first female inhabitant of Bremen to be known by name.

See also

• List of Catholic saints
• Saint Emma of Lesum, patron saint archive

Sources

• Schwarzwälder, Herbert, 2003: Das Große Bremen-Lexikon. Edition Temmen. ISBN 3-86108-693-X

External links

• Ekkart Sauser (1999). "Emma of Lesum". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 16. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 453–454. ISBN 3-88309-079-4.
• (in German) Heiligenlexikon
• (in German) Kirchensite.de
• (in German) Bremen Town Park