Blessed Helwisa
Also known as
- Elisa
- Eloisa
- Heloise
- Helvisa
Profile
Born to the French nobility. Married to Count Hugh of Meulan. Widowed. Donated a large part of her inheritance to the nearby Benedictine abbey of Notre-Dame in Coulombs, France. She married again but was soon widowed a second time and decided to renounce all worldly life. She spent the rest of her days as an anchoress in a cell attached the basilica and under the spiritual direction of the abbey in Coulombs, but never joined the Order.
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Helwisa“. CatholicSaints.Info. 18 September 2023. Web. 18 April 2024. <>