Gertrude of Nivelles
Abbess
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Gertrude of Nivelles, OSB was a seventh-century abbess who, with her mother Itta, founded the Abbey of Nivelles, now in Belgium. Wikipedia
Born: 626 AD, Landen, Belgium
Died: March 17, 659 AD (age 33 years), Nivelles, Belgium
Parents: Itta of Metz and Pepin of Landen
Siblings: Begga
Attributes: crosier, rats, mice and cats
Major shrine: Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude, Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Belgium
Patronage: Geertruidenberg, gardeners, pilgrims, poor people, widows, cats, against rats, mice and pestilence