Kunigunde of Rapperswil (died in early 4th century AD) was a Christian saint. In

Old High German Old High German (OHG; ) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally identified as the period from around 500/750 to 1050. Rather than representing a single supra-regional form of German, Old High German encompasses the numerous ...

her name means ''fighter for her clan''.Schäfer, Joachim. "Kunigunde von Rapperswil", Ökumenischen Heiligenlexikon
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Life

Little is known about this saint. She lived in Eichsel near Rheinfelden. She was one of the companions of

Saint Ursula Ursula (Latin for 'little she-bear') was a Romano-British virgin and martyr possibly of royal origin. She is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church and the Anglican Communion. Her feast day in the pre-1970 G ...

during her pilgrimage to Rome. On the way back, Kunigunde died in

Rapperswil Rapperswil (Swiss German: or ;Andres Kristol, ''Rapperswil SG (See)'' in: ''Dictionnaire toponymique des communes suisses – Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen – Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (DTS, LSG)'', Centre de dial ...

.Odden, Per Einar. "Den hellige Kunigunde av Rapperswil", Den katolske kirke, November 28, 2015
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References

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