Itta of Metz
Itta of Metz, O.S.B. (also Ida, Itte or Iduberga; 592–8 May 652) was the wife of Pepin of Landen, Mayor of the Palace of the Kingdom of Austrasia. After his death, she founded the Abbey of Nivelles, where she became a Colombanian nun along with her daughter, Gertrude of Nivelles. Both are honored as saints by the Catholic Church.
St. Itta of Metz, O.S.B. | |
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| Born | 592 Metz, Kingdom of Austrasia |
| Died | 8 May 652 Abbey of Nivelles, Kingdom of Austrasia |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church (Diocese of Liège & Order of St. Columbanus) |
| Major shrine | Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude, Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Belgium |
| Feast | 8 May |
| Patronage | Itteville, Île-de-France, France |
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