St.Begga N.N, 615–693 (aged 78 years)
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- St.Begga /N.N/
| Birth | 615
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| Death of a father | Pepin of Landen 27 February 640 (aged 25 years) |
| Death of a mother | Itta of Metz |
| Death | 17 December 693 (aged 78 years) |
| Note | Begga From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Born 615 Died December 17, 693 Venerated in Roman Catholic Church Feast September 6 and December 17 Saint Begga (also Begue) (615 ??? December 17, 693) was the daughter of Pepin of Landen, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, and his wife Itta. On the death of her husband, she took the veil, founded several churches, and built a convent at Andenne on the Meuse River (Andenne sur Meuse) where she spent the rest of her days as abbess. She was buried in Saint Begga's Collegiate Church in Andenne. Some hold that the Beguine movement which came to light in the 12th century was actually founded by St. Begga; and the church in the beguinage of Lier, Belgium, has a statue of St. Begga standing above the inscription: St. Begga, our foundress. The Lier beguinage dates from the 13th century. More than likely, however, the Beguines derived their name from that of the priest Lambert le Begue, under whose protection the witness and ministry of the Beguines flourished. Marriage and issue She married Ansegisel, son of Arnulf, Bishop of Metz, and had three children: Pepin of Heristal Martin of Laon Clotilda of Heristal, who was married to Theuderic III of the Franks Veneration She is commemorated as a saint on her feast days, September 6 and December 17. Begga, geb. 615/20, gest. 17 december 693, abdes van Andenne vanaf 691. Na overlijden van haar echtgenoot Angisel, trok zij zich terug in de abdij van Nivelles, gesticht door haar moeder Itta met haar zuster Gertrude als eerste abdes, overleden in 660. Zij had een gelofte afgelegd een klooster te stichten en vond de eerste jonge vrouwen die haar wilden volgen te Nivelles, met hen bouwde ze het klooster van Andenne waar zij overleed. http://www.kareldegrote.nl/ |
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