Gertrude of Nivelles
Benedictine abbess and saint (c. 628–659) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gertrude of Nivelles, OSB (also spelled Geretrude, Geretrudis, Gertrud; c. 628[3] – 17 March 659) was a seventh-century abbess who, with her mother Itta, founded the Abbey of Nivelles, now in Belgium.
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Saint Gertrude of Nivelles OSB | |
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Virgin | |
Born | c. 628 Landen, Kingdom of Austrasia |
Died | 17 March 659 (aged 30–31) Nivelles, Kingdom of Austrasia |
Honored in | Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church[1][2] |
Canonized | 1677 by Pope Clement XII |
Major shrine | Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude, Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Belgium |
Feast | 17 March |
Attributes | crosier, rats, mice and cats |
Patronage | Geertruidenberg, gardeners, pilgrims, poor people, widows, cats, against rats, mice and pestilence |
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