Saint Gertrude van Oosten

Memorial: 6 January
Profile: Servant girl at Delft, Holland. She was engaged, but jilted by her betrothed. Entered the beguinage at Delft. Stigmatist. The surname van Oosten is thought to have been a nickname given her due to her frequent repitition of the hymn Het daghet in den Oosten (The Day Breaks in the East).
Died: 1358
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