Saint Gertrude of Nivelles
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Saint Gertrude of Nivelles was a 7th-century Frankish abbess and revered Christian saint known for her piety, hospitality to pilgrims, and later veneration as a patron saint of travelers and, in popular devotion, of cats.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gertrude of Nivelles | 1 |
| Saint Gertrude | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
7th-century Christian
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Christian saint ⓘ Frankish noblewoman ⓘ abbess ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Landen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nivelles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | pilgrimage to Nivelles ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Frankish Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Frankish ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 626 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 17 March 659 ⓘ |
| era | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| father | Pepin of Landen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay | 17 March ⓘ |
| founded | Abbey of Nivelles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Gertrude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCultCenter | Nivelles Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
abbess’s staff
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cats ⓘ mice or rats at her feet ⓘ |
| knownFor |
care for orphans and the poor
ⓘ
hospitality to pilgrims ⓘ piety ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
ⓘ
Old Frankish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| mother | Saint Itta of Metz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | organization of monastic community at Nivelles ⓘ |
| occupation | abbess ⓘ |
| patronage |
against mice
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against rats ⓘ against rodents ⓘ cats ⓘ gardeners ⓘ pilgrims ⓘ travelers ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Austrasia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Landen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Brabant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nivelles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Abbess of Nivelles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Abbey of Nivelles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling |
Begga of Andenne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grimoald the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gertrude of Nivelles
this entity surface form:
Saint Gertrude