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Mechtildis was Benedictine abbess and renowned miracle worker. Mechtildis was the daughter of Count Berthold of Andechs whose wife Sophie founded a monastery on their estate at Diessen Bavaria and placed their daughter there at the age of five. In 1153 the Bishop of Augsburg placed her as Abbess of Edelstetten Abbey. Mechtildis was known for her mystical gifts and miracles. She would later die at Diessen Germany on 31 May 1160.
