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St. Ida of Nivelles
May 8, Saint
Source: catholicsaints.info
Source: catholicsaints.info
Also known as:
Ida of Metz
Iduberga of Nivelles
Ita of Nivelles
Itta of Nivelles
Itte of Nivelles
Born:
592
Short Biography:
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.
Died:
8 May 652 in Nivelles, Belgium of natural causes
Patronage:
- against erysipelas
- against toothache
- erysipelas patients
- toothache sufferers