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Rh of Adelard and Grinnara, or Grumiara, and were brought np in a convent at Valenciennes, on the Scheldt. They were learned in all religions matters, and in reading, writing, singing, painting, spinning, embroidery, sewing, and all arts feminine as well as clerkly. When they were grown np they returned to their parents, who, seeing their holy disposition, meditated building a monastery for them; and when they had found a suitable place and taken steps for beginning the work, the sisters went out early every morning, and carried sand and stones for the building. The old German story says that one morning Adelard saw his daughters carrying immense stones. He was on the point of forbidding them to do so lest they should hurt themselves, when the stones turned into roses. The building was completed with wonderful rapidity, and called Eike, or Heike, which means oak in the Belgian tongue. Adelard and his wife were buried in it, and left it as an inheritance to their two daughters, both of whom were consecrated abbesses by SS. Willibrord and Boniface. Several other young women placed themselves under their guidance, and were instructed by them in all the arts they so well understood. They had a great horror of idleness, and avoided it like a pestilence. They embroidered a palliola with gold and pearls in curious devices. They wrote a copy of the Gospels and the Psalms, and other parts of the Holy Scriptures, beautifully ornamented with gold and silver and pearls. They edified their nuns by precept and example.

While the sisters were still young, Harlind died, Oct. 12. Relind survived her many years.

Several miracles are recorded of them; the most known is that of changing water into wine, which was on this wise: SS. Willibrord and Boniface used to visit them alternately, but one day they both happened to come, and the hostesses were in great trouble because they had not enough wine for the multitude of their followers and disciples; but at the prayers of the abbesses, a cask, which was nearly empty, became full, and sufficed for all the company.

Their translation is commemorated March 22.

AA.SS., March 22, from their Life written in the 9th century. Baillet, Oct. 12. Peter Cratepol, De Sanctis Germaniæ dates the death of Harlind as 718. St. Hathes,. (See .) St. Hathmoda,. St. Hathumoth,. St. Hati, or, M. with. (See ) St. Hauda, Nov. 18. † 545. V. of Armorica, killed by her brother, near Brest, on account of the calumnies of her step-mother. Sister of St. Tanneguy, abbot. Mas Latrie. Cahier. B. Havydis, Oct. 7 (,, (8)). 13th century. Cistercian abbess of Clairfont, in Luxemburg. Sister of Theobald, duke or prince of Luxemburg. Worship uncertain. AA.SS., Præter. Bucelinus. Hawstyl, the twenty-fifth daughter of Brychan, is perhaps the same as. Arnold Forster. St. Haymoda,. St. Hazeka, or, Jan. 26, V. † 1261. She was for 36 years a recluse at Schermbek, Westphalia. She had a devoted servant named Bertha. Hazeka lived in a cell outside the church in Schermbek, which was near the monastery of Sichem. She gave her labour to the community, and they gave her her daily food and necessary clothing. Once some very bad butter was given to her for herself and her servant. When it had stood in the hut a few days. Bertha said she would not and could not tolerate the smell of it any longer, and was going to throw it away; but Hazeka prayed over it, and said they would eat it in the name of God, and if He chose. He could make His gift good for them; so they sat down at their little table, one inside the cell and the other outside, and lo, the butter was quite fresh and newly churned. Miracles attended her burial. AA.SS. Heaburg,. St. Heanflet,. St. Héaudez,. Cahier. St. Heda, disciple of, empress.