Saint Matilda of Saxony was raised by her grandmother, the abbess of Eufurt. She was born around the year 895 in Westphalia, Germany. In 913 Matilda left the abbey and married King Henry I. He had received an annulment from a previous marriage. She became the Queen of Germany and was the mother of many: Otto, Holy Roman Emperor, Henry, Duke of Bavaria, Saint Bruno the Great, Archbishop of Cologne, Germany, Gerberga, wife of King Louis IV of France; Hedwig, mother of Hugh Capet.
Matilda founded several Benedictine abbeys and was known for her generosity. She was a teacher, comforted the sick and visited prisoners.
She was betrayed by her own son, Otto, after his father's death when he falsely accused her of financial mismanagement.
She died on March 14, 968 in Quedlinburg, Germany of natural causes. She is buried in the monastery at Quedlinburg.
She is the patron of large families, queens, second marriages, widows, and people who are ridiculed for their piety.
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