Giselle or Gizella of Bavaria (c. 985 — 1033 or 1065) was the daughter of Henry II, Duke of Bavaria and Gisela of Burgundy. Events Barcelona sacked by Al-Mansur Greenland colonized by Icelandic Viking Erik the Red (the date is according to legend but has been established as at least approximately correct – see History of Greenland) Lady Wulfruna founded the town that later became the city of Wolverhampton Births Al-Hakim bi-Amr... Events Benedict IX becomes pope. ... Events December 28 - Westminster Abbey is consecrated. ... Henry II the Wrangler, Duke of Bavaria (951-995) was the son of Henry I the Quarrelsome and Judith of Bavaria. ... Gisela of Burgundy (before 952–July 21, 1006) was the daughter of Conrad of Burgundy, the Peaceful (ca 923/5–993), who inherited the Kingdom of Arles, and his second wife, Adelaide of Bellay. ...

She married King Stephen I of Hungary in 995 (some sources say 1008) as a part of Hungary's policy of opening up to the West. The couple had at least three children, including Saint Emeric (Imre), but all of their children died young without further descendants. A statue of Stephen the Great King Stephen the Great or St. ...

She lived a honorable life and helped Christianize the Hungarian people. After the death of her husband Stephen, she was forced to leave Hungary. She lived in the nunnery of Niedernburg in Passau, where she died. Her grave is a well-known holy place. Old Town of Passau Passau is a town in Niederbayern, Eastern Bavaria, Germany, known also as Dreiflüssestadt (the City of three rivers), because the Danube River is joined there by the Inn River from the South, and the Ilz River coming out of the Bavarian Forest to the North. ...

Her canonisation was attempted in the 18th century but failed. She was declared Blessed in 1975. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... In Catholicism, beatification (from Latin beatus, blessed, via Greek μακαριος, makarios) is a recognition accorded by the church of a dead persons accession to Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name (intercession of saints). ...

Her memorial days are May 7 (the day of her death) and February 1. May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...