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Catholic Church. Feast. 17 December. Saint Begga (also Begue, Beghe, Begge) (615 – 17 December 693) was the daughter of Pepin of Landen, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, and his wife Itta of Metz. She is also the grandmother of Charles Martel, who is the grandfather of Charlemagne .
Birth: 615. Death: 693. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable Catholic Saints PDFs. Shop St. Begga. Begga was the daughter of Pepin of Landen, mayor of the palace, and St. Itta. She married Ansegilius, son of St. Arnulf of Metz, and their son was Pepin of Herstal, founder of the Carolingian dynasty of rulers in France.
Jan 22, 2009 · About Saint Beggue of Austrasia Saint Begga ( Begue , Begge ) (615-693), daughter of Pepin of Landen, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, and his wife Itta. She built a convent at Andenne sur Meuse.
- Liège, Walloon Region
- Ansegisel de Metz
- Walloon Region
BEGGA, ST. Widow, patron of beguines; d. Andenne, Dec. 17,693. She was the daughter of Pepin of Landen and St. iduberga, and the older sister of St. Gertrude of Nivelles. Begga married the nobleman Ansegis and was the mother of pepin the short. After becoming a widow, she founded (in 691 – 692) a convent at Andenne, near Namur, Belgium. The ...
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Patronage. -. St. Begga was born in 615, and was the daughter of Pepin of Landen. He was the Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia. Little is known of St. Begga, but on the death of her husband, she joined a Religious Order and ended up being the foundress of seven Churches.
Bega is a medieval Irish saint of Northumbria, venerated primarily in the town of St Bees. According to her Life, she was an Irish princess who fled to Northumbria to escape an arranged marriage to a Viking prince. She became an anchoress and was renowned for her piety. Multiple churches have been dedicated to her in England, and her feast day ...
Dec 16, 2013 · December 17 – St. Begga, Widow and Abbess. This saint was daughter of Pepin of Landen, eldest sister to St. Gertrude of Nivelle, and married Ansegise, son to St. Arnoul, who was some time mayor of the palace, and afterwards bishop of Metz.
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