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title: "St. Adelaide: Feast Day December 16 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-adelaide/
description: "St. Adelaide, Empress. Remembered on December 16, died c. 999. Read their life in Bless."
---

Empress · Remembered on December 16

# St. Adelaide

St. Adelaide is remembered on December 16 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [December 16](https://blessbible.app/saints/december/#16) |
| Title | Empress |
| Died | c. 999 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Wednesday, December 16, 2026](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-adelaide/#calendar) |

## Life

Burgundian princess, widowed queen of Italy imprisoned by her husband’s rival, rescued and wed by Otto the Great — empress, regent for her grandson, and through every reversal a founder of monasteries and friend of Cluny. She died at the abbey of Seltz she had built, praying for the souls of all her dead.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Adelaide. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Wednesday, December 16, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/12/16/) | Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent | Violet | Isaiah 45:6c-8, 18, 21c-25 · Psalm 85:9ab, 10, 11-12, 13-14 · See Isaiah 40:9-10 · Luke 7:18b-23 |
| [Thursday, December 16, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/12/16/) | Thursday of the Third Week of Advent | Violet | Isaiah 54:1-10 · Psalm 30:2 and 4, 5-6, 11-12a and 13b · Luke 7:24-30 |
| [Saturday, December 16, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/12/16/) | Saturday of the Second Week of Advent | Violet | Sirach 48:1-4, 9-11 · Psalm 80:2ac and 3b, 15-16, 18-19 · Luke 3:4, 6 · Matthew 17:9a, 10-13 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[December 15 St. Maria Crocifissa Di Rosa](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-maria-crocifissa-di-rosa/) [December 17 St. John of Matha](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-of-matha/)

[All the saints of December](https://blessbible.app/saints/december/) [Born on December 16?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#12-16) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Adelaide

Remembered on December 16

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-adelaide/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-adelaide/#calendar)

In the app

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