Gertrude of Nivelles

Gertrude of Nivelles, OSB (also spelled Geretrude, Geretrudis, Gertrud; c. 628 – 17 March 659) was a seventh-century abbess who, with her mother Itta, founded the Abbey of Nivelles, now in Belgium.

Saint

Gertrude of Nivelles

OSB
Stained glass window, Basilica of Our Lady in Tongeren, Belgium
Virgin
Bornc.628
Landen, Kingdom of Austrasia
Died17 March 659 (aged 3031)
Nivelles, Kingdom of Austrasia
Honored inCatholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
CanonizedRecognised as a pre-Great Schism Western Saint by the Orthodox Church from immediately after her death because of her holy life and beautiful fragrance emanating immediately from her remains. Roman Catholics additionally formally declared a feast day for her in 1677 by Pope Clement XII
Major shrineCollegiate Church of Saint Gertrude, Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Belgium
Feast17 March
Attributescrosier, rats, mice and cats
PatronageGeertruidenberg, gardeners, pilgrims, poor people, widows, cats, against rats, mice and pestilence
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