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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. Life. Family and childhood. The early history of Gertrude's family is not well documented.
Mar 16, 2020 · Published March 16, 2020. According to no less an authority than Etsy, the patron saint of cats is a woman named Gertrude of Nivelles. Not to be confused with St. Gertrude the Great (of Helfta), this St. Gertrude appears among Etsy’s wares—from prayer cards to paper doll sets—as a youthful, haloed nun cradling a cat in her arms like a baby.
Jul 23, 2018 · Updated on July 23, 2018. St. Gertrude of Nivelles, the patron saint of cats, lived from 626 to 659 in Belgium. Sailors--who were crossing a sea while on business for Gertrude's monastery--were caught in a ferocious storm and threatened by a large sea animal who they feared would capsize their boat.
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Facts. Feastday: March 17. Patron: Against mice, cats, mental illness, travellers. Birth: 626. Death: 659. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable Catholic Saints PDFs. Shop St. Gertrude of Nivelles. Benedictine abbess, the daughter of Blessed Pepin of Landen and Blessed Itta of Ida.
ST. GERTRUDE OF NIVELLES. Virgin, and Abbess of the Benedictine monastery of Nivelles; born in 626; died 17 March, 659. She was a daughter of Pepin I of Landen, and a younger sister of St. Begga, Abbess of Andenne.
Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more — all for only $19.99... Virgin, and Abbess of the Benedictine monastery of Nivelles; born in 626; died 17 March, 659. She was a daughter of Pepin I of Landen, and a younger sister of St. Begga, Abbess of Andenne.
Gertrude of Nivelles, Saint, Virgin, and Abbess of the Benedictine monastery of Nivelles near Brussels: b. in 626; d. March 17, 659. She was a daughter of Pepin I of Landen, and a younger sister of St. Begga, Abbess of Andenne. One day, when she was about ten years old, her father invited King Dagobert and some noblemen to a banquet.
