Feast March 17
Saint Gertrude of Nivelles
Virgin, patron of Geertruidenberg · Feast March 17
Biography
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.
Feast day
March 17
Patronage
- Geertruidenberg
- gardeners
- pilgrims
- poor people
- widows
- cats
- against rats
- mice
- pestilence
Birth date
628
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
1677
Canonized by
Pope Clement XII
Feast month
3
Wikidata qid
Q235619
Feast day of month
17