Alice of Schaerbeek


Alice of Schaerbeek

Virgin and lay sister
Bornc. 1220
Schaerbeek, Duchy of Brabant, Holy Roman Empire
Died11 June 1250
La Cambre Abbey, Ixelles, Duchy of Brabant, Holy Roman Empire
Venerated inCatholic Church
CanonizedCultus confirmed 1907
Feast15 June
PatronageThe Blind, the Paralyzed

Alice of Schaerbeek (or Adelaide or Aleydis) (also known as Alice the Leper) (Dutch: Sint Aleydis, French: Sainte Alix), (c. 1220–1250) was a Cistercian lay sister who is venerated as the patron saint of the blind and paralyzed. Her feast day is 15 June.