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Gertrude of Nivelles
d.17 Mar 659
Facts and Events
Name[2] |
Gertrude of Nivelles |
Alt Name |
St Gertrude de Landen, Abbess of Nivelles |
Gender |
Female |
Birth? |
Abt 626 |
Landen, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium |
Alt Birth? |
Abt 626 |
of, Landen, Austrasia, France |
Death? |
17 Mar 659 |
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Burial? |
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Nivelles, Brabant Wallon, Wallonia, Belgium |
Reference Number[1] |
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Q235619 (Wikidata) |
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Gertrude of Nivelles, O.S.B. (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 located in present-day Belgium.
References
- ↑ Gertrude of Nivelles, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
- ↑ "of Nivelles" is not a name, Surnames in this time period are an anachronism, She is simply St. Gertrude. The fact that she was Abbess of the Benedictine monastery of Nivelles does not make that her name.--Scot 12:10, 6 January 2009 (EST)
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