Saint Gertrude of Nivelles
Patron of Geertruidenberg, gardeners, pilgrims, poor people, widows, cats, against rats, mice, pestilence
Feast day: March 17
Born 628
Gertrude of Nivelles, OSB was an abbess who, with her mother Itta, founded the Abbey of Nivelles, now in Belgium. She is venerated in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions.
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