St. Hemma

For today, I was looking for a German Saint in honor of my German heritage, but came up instead with St. Hemma (or Emma) of Gurk, who was Austrian (close enough for today).  Hemma was born into a noble family and was brought up in the court of the Empress St. Cunigunde, where she was given a firm foundation in the spiritual life.  She married and had two sons, but outlived both her husband and her children.  As a widow, she was a very wealthy woman, owning land, markets and tariff routes.  Cunigunde had brought Hemma up to serve God by serving others, so she used her wealth to establish foundations and houses to serve the poor. She also founded ten churches and an abbey where she lived out the last years of her life.  Her feast day is June 27.