Saint Ida of Nivelles

Also known as

  • Ida of Metz
  • Iduberga of Metz
  • Iduberga of Nivelles
  • Ita of Metz
  • Ita of Nivelles
  • Itta of Metz
  • Itta of Nivelles
  • Itte of Metz
  • Itte of Nivelles

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Daughter of Bishop Arnoald of Metz. Sister of Saint Modoald of Trier and Saint Severa. Married to Saint Pepin of Landen. Mother of Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, Saint Begga of Ardenne, and Grimoald, mayor of the palace. Grandmother of Pepin of Herstal. Friend of Saint Amand of Maastricht. Widowed, she built a Benedictine double monastery at Nivelles, Belgium under the leadership of her daughter, Saint Gertrude; Ida spent the rest of her life there as a nun.

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  • “Saint Ida of Nivelles”. Saints.SQPN.com. 20 February 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-ida-of-nivelles/>
Category: Born in 592, Canonized Pre-Congregation, Died in 652, Died in Belgium, Saints Beati and Venerables, Saints who were Benedictines, Saints who were Married, Saints who were Mothers, Saints who were Nuns, Saints who were Widows  |  Trackback