Anna Laminit
German nun and fraudster · Lived 1480 to 1518 · aged 38
Anna Laminit was a German herbalist who posed as a "hunger saint". Her self-declared status as a saint who starves oneself, was accepted by some elite members of society, allowing her opportunity to gain considerable influence over powerful contemporaries, including members of the imperial family.
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A typical day, 30 days to 18 August 2026
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![St. Anna's Church, part of the Carmelite Monastery of St. Anna built in 1321. In 1513, Laminit claimed St. Anne had spoken to her and Augsburg would be ruined if pious people did not offer their prayers.[1]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/St.-Anna-Kirche_Augsburg_Orgel_und_Fugger_Grabgelege.jpg/1280px-St.-Anna-Kirche_Augsburg_Orgel_und_Fugger_Grabgelege.jpg)
About this person
She was exposed by a trap set at the behest of Archduchess Kunigunde, the younger sister of Emperor Maximilian I, to whom Laminit had claimed visions. Following exposure, Laminit was banished from the presence of the emperor and from Austria. She was later executed as a witch for a separate crime that had resulted in a death.