Saint Berlindis of Meerbeke

Also known as

• Bellaude of Meerbeke
• Berlinda of Meerbeke

Memorial

• 3 February

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Born to the nobility, the daughter of Odolard, Duke of Lothringia and Nona, and the niece of Saint Amand of Maastricht. Odolard developed leprosy; when Berlindis would not drink from the same glass as her father, the duke disowned her. Benedictine nun at Saint Mary’s convent, Moorsel, Belgium. Anchoress at Meerbeke, Belgium.

Born

• at Meerbeke, Belgium

Died

• 702 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Berlindis of Meerbeke”. Saints.SQPN.com. 1 February 2010. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-berlindis-of-meerbeke/>