Feast May 8
Itta of Metz
Religious founder, patron of Itteville · Feast May 8
Biography
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.
Feast day
May 8
Patronage
- Itteville
- Île-de-France
- France
Birth date
592
Death date
8 May 652
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
5
Feast day of month
8