Emma of Lesum [SEP] canonization status
Emma of Lesum
Emma of Lesum or Emma of Stiepel (also known as Hemma and Imma) (ca. 975-980 – 3 December 1038) was a countess popularly venerated as a saint for her good works; she is also the first female inhabitant of Bremen to be known by name.
Life.
Emma was born into the Saxon noble family of the Immedinger, descendants of Widukind. She was the daughter of Count Immed (or Imad) from the diocese of Utrecht and also, according to Adam
of them were used as firewood. But nine of the carved stall wings were saved by the cathedral's "structurer". They had been created in the 1360s. Now they are exposed in one of the chapels. Each of them has a program, showing connected stories from the bible.
Interior Burials.
- Willehad of Bremen
- Emma of Lesum
- Unni (archbishop) - his head
Interior Crypts and tombs.
Two crypts reveal the lower portions of the early romanesque state of the cathedral. Consecrated