Amelberga of Susteren
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Saint Amelberga of Susteren was the Benedictine abbess of Susteren Abbey, Netherlands in the 9th century AD; she died about 900 AD.[1]
The date of c. 900 correlates to the tradition that Amelberga raised the three daughters of Zwentibold, King of Lorraine. The first record of the veneration of Amelberga comes from a relic inventory of the monastery of 1147 which included a drinking cup from Amelberga, with a later inventory (1668) also including part of Amelberga's skull wrapped in silk. In the 18th century inventory there was a silver goblet with gilded bowl from which sufferers of sore throats could drink beer.[1]
Her remains are kept in the former abbey church in Susteren, which was dedicated to her in the 19th century. Her feast is celebrated on November 27.[1]
