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Bertille Of Thuringia
Saint Bertille of Thuringia ( (died 660 AD) or also known as Saint Bertilla, the daughter of Bercarius, King of Thuringia, was a Merovingian dynasty, Merovingian princess and Frankish patron saint, saint who resided in the County of Hainaut in Belgium.Baring-Gould, S. (1898). The Lives of the Saints. United Kingdom: J. C. Nimmo. Bertille was the mother of Saint Waltrude and Aldegund, Saint Aldegund, foundress of Maubeuge Abbey.Opera diplomatica et historica. (1734). (n.p.): (n.p.). History Princess Bertille was born in the 7th century and was the daughter of Bercarius, King of Thuringia. Bertille was married to Walbert IV, a prince of Lower Austrasia, whose duchy covered Cambrésis, County of Hainaut, Hainaut, Pagus of Brabant, Brabant, Hesbaye, Ardennes, and extended to the Rhine. They had two daughters: Aldegund and Waltrude. Walbert IV, husband of Saint Bertille, had a younger brother, Brunulphe I, Count of the Adrennes, Brunulphe, who was the Count of Ardennes, whose daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint
In Christianity, Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of sanctification in Christianity, holiness, imitation of God, likeness, or closeness to God in Christianity, God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and Christian denomination, denomination. In Anglican Communion, Anglican, Oriental Orthodox, and Lutheranism, Lutheran doctrine, all of their faithful deceased in Heaven are considered to be saints, but a selected few are considered worthy of greater honor or emulation. Official Ecclesiastical polity, ecclesiastical recognition, and veneration, is conferred on some denominational saints through the process of canonization in the Catholic Church or glorification in the Eastern Orthodox Church after their approval. In many Protestant denominations, and following from Pauline usage, ''saint'' refers broadly to any holy Christian, without special recognition or selection. While the English word ''saint'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pagus Of Brabant
The ''pagus'' of Brabant (; ) was a geographical region in the early Middle Ages, located in what is now Belgium. It was the first region known to have been called Brabant, and it included the modern capital of Belgium, Brussels. It was divided between the neighbouring counties of Flanders, Hainaut and Louvain (Leuven) in the eleventh century. It was the eastern part, which went to the Counts of Louvain, which kept the name in use, becoming the primary name of their much larger lordship. This led to other regions later being named Brabant - in particular, the French and Dutch-speaking areas east of the Dyle, including Leuven and Wavre, which are still known as "Brabant"; and secondly the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands. The area of the old ''pagus'' of Brabant is and was multi-lingual, divided between Dutch (Flemish) speakers in the north, and French (including Picard) speakers in the south. Today the region includes not only bi-lingual Brussels, but also parts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dentelin Of Mons
Dentelin, Dentelinus, or Saint Dentelin of Soignies (died 16 March 656 AD) was a Frankish saint. He was the son of Saint Waltrude and Madelgaire. Biography Dentelin was born around 649 AD in the pagus Hainoensis, Kingdom of Austrasia, Francia (now Hainaut Province, Belgium).Lalieu, L. (1886). Vie de S. Vincent Madelgaire et de saint Wandru, son épouse, princes et partrons du Hainaut. (n.p.): Decallonne-Liagre. Belonging to a family of saints, he was the fourth child of Saint Waltrude and Vincent Madelgarius with his siblings including Aldetrude of Maubeuge, Madelberte of Maubeuge, and Landry of Soignies. He was born after Landry. His grandfather was Saint Walbert IV, his grandmother was Saint Bertille, and his aunt was Saint Aldegund, first abbess of Maubeuge. Death Saint Dentelin died around 16 March 656 AD at the age of seven in the pagus Hainoensis, Kingdom of Austrasia, Francia (now Hainaut Province, Belgium).O'Hanlon, J. (1873). Lives of the Irish saints. Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madelberte Of Maubeuge
Saint Madelberte of Maubeuge (or Machtelberthe; died c. 705) was a 7th-century nun related to the Merovingian dynasty. She became abbess of Maubeuge Abbey in the County of Hainaut, now in northern France near the Belgian border. She died in 705 or 706. Life Madelberte was the daughter of Saint and Saint Waltrude. Around 697 she succeeded her aunt, Saint Aldegonde, and her sister Saint Aldetrude, as abbess of Maubeuge. Her feast day is 7 September. Butler's account The hagiographer Alban Butler Alban Butler (13 October 171015 May 1773) was an English Roman Catholic priest and hagiography, hagiographer. Born in Northamptonshire, he studied at the English College, in Douai, Douay, France where he later taught philosophy and theology. He s ... wrote in his ''Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints'' (1866), Notes Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT: 7th-century Frankish saints 7th-century Frankish nobility 705 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landry Of Soignies
Landry, Landric, Landericus, or Landry of Soignies, commonly known as Saint Landry of Metz (died 17 April 692–700 AD) was a Roman Catholic Bishop of Metz, Benedictine abbot of Haumont and Soignies, and a Frankish saint. He was the son of Saint Waltrude and Madelgaire. Biography Landry was born in the 7th century in the pagus Hainoensis, Kingdom of Austrasia, Francia (now Hainaut Province, Belgium).Lalieu, L. (1886). Vie de S. Vincent Madelgaire et de saint Wandru, son épouse, princes et partrons du Hainaut. (n.p.): Decallonne-Liagre. Landry was born to Saint Waltrude and Vincent Madelgarius. He had three siblings which included Aldetrude of Maubeuge, Madelberte of Maubeuge, and Dentelin of Mons. He was the grandson of Saint Walbert IV and Saint Bertille, and had an aunt, Saint Aldegund, who was the first abbess of Maubeuge. Saint Landry maintained great regularity at the Abbey of Haumont founded by his father Madelgaire who later established another monastery in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldetrude
Aldetrude (died 696, or 526) was a Christian saint and from 684 was abbess of Maubeuge Abbey in the County of Hainault, now in northern France. She is also known as Aldetrude de Maubeuge, Aldetrude of Maubod, Aldetrudis and Adeltrude. She was one of the four children of Saint Waltrude, also known as Waldetrude, and Saint Vincent Madelgarius. Her siblings were Saint Landericus, a Roman Catholic Bishop of Metz; Saint Dentelin who died very young; and Saint Madelberta, who was also abbess of Maubeuge. Her aunt Aldegonde Aldegund ( 639–684), also Aldegundis or Aldegonde, was a Frankish Benedictine abbess who is honored as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church in France and by the Orthodox Church. Aldegund was closely related to the Merovingian royal family. H ..., her mother's sister, was the first abbess of Maubeuge; Aldetrude was sent into her care as a girl and then succeeded her, and her sister Madelberte was the third abbess. She died and is celebrated on the 25 or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Madelgarius
Vincent Madelgarius, aka ''Maelceadar'', Benedictine monk, died 677. His feast day is September 20. Belgian accounts Belgian sources state that Madelgarus was born about 615 in Strépy, Belgium. The young nobleman married around 635 the distinguished and saintly Waltrude. Her father Walbert IV was related to the Frankish royal house, and her mother was Saint Bertilia. Together they lived a life characterized by piety and good deeds. They had four children, two sons and two daughters, all of whom are counted among the saints: Landericus, Madelberta, Aldetrudis and Dentelin. Shortly after his marriage, Madelgarus was sent by Dagobert I to Ireland. He is said to have returned with many missionaries from Ireland. Madelgarius founded two monasteries, first around 642 in Hautmont in French Hainault. According to an eleventh century ''Life of St. Vincent Madelgarius'', Madelgarius had a dream in which an angel instructed him to build a church in honor of St. Peter, and marke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cousolre
Cousolre () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The nearest major city is Charleroi in Belgium (the village is very close to the Belgian border). It is about southwest of Charleroi and east of Maubeuge. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025): References Communes of Nord (French department) {{AvesnesSurHelpe-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Aye
Aye (died c. 711) is a Belgian Catholic saint. She has been referred to also as Aia, Aya, Agia, and St. Austregildis. She is sometimes confused with another St. Agia, the mother of the French Saint Loup of Sens. Aye is revered by the Beguines of Belgium. Her Feast Day is April 18.. Little is known about Aye's early life or date of birth, but available sources state that she was the daughter of Brunulphe I, Count of the Adrennes and a relative of Saint Waldetrudis. She was married to Saint Hidulf (or Hydulphe) of Hainault until both decided to enter religious life, after which point they parted ways. Aye joined the Abbey of Mons in Belgium, where she became a nun, and gave her property away to the nuns of Saint Waldetrudis. The date of her death is not concretely known as sources place her death around the year 707 as well as 714. Aye is known as the patron saint of lawsuit A lawsuit is a proceeding by one or more parties (the plaintiff or claimant) against one or mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunulphe I, Count Of The Adrennes
Brunulphe or Brunulphe of the Ardennes () (born 522 AD) was a Frankish nobleman and Merovingian Count of the Ardennes. Biography Brunulphe was born around 522 AD in the Kingdom of Austrasia, Francia. Brunulphe's father, Walbert III was a direct descendant of Clodion, King of the Franks. Brunulphe's older brother was Saint Walbert IV and his nieces were Saint Waltrude and Saint Aldegund.Baring-Gould, S. (1898). The Lives of the Saints. United Kingdom: J. C. Nimmo. Brunulphe's sisters were Vraye and St. Amalberge, who married Witger, Count of Condat. Brunulphe married Vraye, daughter of the Duke of Burgundy with whom he had two daughters: Saint Aye and Clotilde. Clotilde was the wife of Sigilfe (Sigilfus or Brunulphe).Gambier, A. (1789). Essai historique sur la rentrée des biens tant à l'église qu'à la nation, avec des réflexions sur la nature de ces biens. (n.p.): (n.p.). The brother of his father had various children, among them St. Hydulphe of Lobbes, who la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waltrude
Saint Waltrude (; ; ; ; died April 9, 688 AD) is the patron saint of Mons, Belgium, where she is known in French as Sainte Waudru, and of Herentals, Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ..., where she is known in Dutch as Sint-Waldetrudis or -Waltrudis. Both cities boast a large medieval church that bears her name. Life Waltrude was born in Cousolre in northern France, to a wealthy and influential noble family. According to Alban Butler, she was a sister to Aldegonde, foundress of Maubeuge Abbey. She was also cousin to Saint Aye. Waltrude married Vincent Madelgarius, the Count of Hainault. They had four children: * Aldetrude, abbess of Maubeuge Abbey * Landry of Soignies, Roman Catholic Bishop of Metz * Madelberte of Maubeuge, succeeded Aldetrude as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
