Rachilidis
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Rachilidis was a Benedictine hermitess, who lived some time in the 10th century, in what today is modern Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

. Rachilidis spent most of her religious life in the confinement of her cell located close to the monastery of St. Gall
Abbey of St. Gall
The Abbey of Saint Gall is a religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in present-day Switzerland. The Carolingian-era Abbey has existed since 719 and became an independent principality during the 13th century, and was for many centuries one of the chief Benedictine abbeys in Europe. It was...

, Switzerland, near the cell of Saint Wiborada. She is believed to have died around the year 946.
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