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Walpurgis Rites - Hexenwahn
Walpurga or Walpurgis may refer to * Saint Walpurga (8th century), an English missionary in Germany * Walpurgis Night, a holiday celebrated in Central and Northern Europe * Royal Armouries Ms. I.33 Royal Armouries Ms. I.33 is the earliest known surviving European ''fechtbuch'' (combat manual), and one of the oldest surviving martial arts manuals dealing with armed combat worldwide. I.33 is also known as the Walpurgis manuscript, after a fig ..., a medieval manuscript on swordsmanship which is also called "Walpurgis MS" * ''La Noche de Walpurgis'', a Spanish horror movie * 256 Walpurga, Main Belt asteroid * Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria (1724–1780), princess of Bavaria * Walpurga von Isacescu (born 1870), Austrian swimmer In music * Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria (1724–1780), musician * ''Die erste Walpurgisnacht'' (First Walpurgis Night), a cantata for choir and orchestra by Felix Mendelssohn * ''Repent Walpurgis'' by Procol Harum * ''Walpurgis Night'', a 1984 al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Walpurga
Walpurga or Walburga ( ang, Wealdburg, la, Valpurga, Walpurga, Walpurgis, sv, Valborg; c. AD 71025 February 777 or 779), also spelled Valderburg or Guibor, was an Anglo-Saxon missionary to the Frankish Empire. She was canonized on 1 May c. 870 by Pope Adrian II. Saint Walpurgis Night (or "Sankt Walpurgisnacht") is the name for the eve of her feast day in the Medieval period, which coincided with May Day; her feast is no longer celebrated on that day, but the name is still used for May Eve. Early life Walpurga was born in the county of Devonshire, England, into a local aristocratic family. She was the daughter of Richard the Pilgrim, an underking of the West Saxons, and of Wuna of Wessex, and had two brothers, Willibald and Winibald. Religious career In 721 Richard set out on a pilgrimage to Rome with his two sons. Before leaving he entrusted Walburga, then 11 years old, to the abbess of the double monastery at Wimborne Abbey in Dorset. She had been there but a year, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
