Saint
Itta of Metz
Patron of Itteville, Île-de-France, France
Feast day: May 8
592 – 652
Itta of Metz, OSB was the wife of Pepin of Landen, Mayor of the Palace of the Kingdom of Austrasia. After his death, Itta founded the Abbey of Nivelles as a double monastery for both monks and nuns, where she became a Benedictine along with her daughter, Gertrude of Nivelles. Both are honored as saints by the Roman Catholic Church.
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