Saint Liutberga

Who is Saint Liutberga?

Saint Liutberga, also called Liutbirg and Liutbirga, was an influential nun in Saxony in the 9th century, who ended her life as an anchoress in Windenhausen. Her life provides important evidence for female experiences of religion in the ninth-century Carolingian Empire, and also gives some insight into the background of Ottonian convents like Gandersheim and Quedlinburg. A ninth-century saint, Liutberga, provided an unexpected new model of holiness, that of the executive housekeeper. St. Liutberga’s feast is February 28.