Saint Gertrude the Elder

Memorial

• 6 December

Profile

Married lay woman. Widow. Founded the convent at Hamaye near Douai, France. She joined the convent as nun and first abbess.

Died

• 649 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 Gertrude the Elder“. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 May 2013. Web. 18 May 2013. <>