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October 1227. Died. 13 August 1297. Venerated in. Roman Catholic Church. Feast. 13 August. Blessed Gertrude of Aldenberg O. Praem, (c. October 1227 – 13 August 1297) was a German noblewoman and abbess. She was the daughter of Elizabeth of Hungary and of Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia.
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Author: Catholic Encyclopedia. Share. BLESSED GERTRUDE OF ALDENBERG. Michael Ott. Abbess of the Premonstratensian convent of Aldenberg, near Wetzlar, in the Diocese of Trier; born about 1227, died 13 August, 1297. She was the youngest of three sisters of Louis VI, margrave of Thuringia, and his wife St. Elizabeth of Hungary.
Gertrude of Aldenberg, BLESSED, Abbess of the Premonstratensian convent of Aldenberg, near Wetzlar, in the Diocese of Trier; b. about 1227; d. August 13, 1297. She was the youngest of the three daughters of Louis VI, margrave of Thuringia, and his wife St. Elizabeth of Hungary.
Abbess of the Premonstratensian convent of Aldenberg, near Wetzlar, in the Diocese of Trier; born about 1227, died 13 August, 1297. She was the youngest of three sisters of Louis VI, margrave of Thuringia, and his wife St. Elizabeth of Hungary.
Blessed Gertrude of Altenberg, also known as Gertrude of Thuringia, was born in 1227, the daughter of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary and Louis IV, the landgrave of Thuringia. She received her education at Altenberg Abbey and, inspired by the example of her mother's piety and dedication, Gertrude decided to devote herself to a life of religious service.
Gertrude's father died on his way to the Holy Land shortly before she was born. She was scarcely two years old, when St. Elizabeth brought her to the convent of Aldenberg, where she afterwards became a nun. In 1248, being then only twenty-one years of old, she was elected Abbess of Aldenberg, over
Gertrude of Aldenberg Michael Ott Abbess of the Premonstratensian convent of Aldenberg, near Wetzlar, in the Diocese of Trier; born about 1227, died 13 August, 1297. She was the youngest of three children of Louis VI, margrave of Thuringia, and his wife St. Elizabeth of Hungary.
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