Saint Bertilia of Mareuil

Memorial

• 3 January

Profile

Born to the Frankish nobility. Noted in her youth for her piety and charity. Married to Gutland, another Frankish noble noted for his own piety. Widow. She built a church dedicated to Saint Amandus of Maastricht, and moved into an adjoining cell where she lived as an anchoress the rest of her days.

Born

• late 7th century Gaul (in modern France

Died

• early 8th century Gaul of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints II, by Father Thomas J Donaghy
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Bertilia of Mareuil”. Saints.SQPN.com. 3 January 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-bertilia-of-mareuil/>