SAINT
saint-wivina
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Wivina (1103–1168) was a Benedictine abbess. Born in Oisy, France, she refused all offers of marriage, becoming, aged 23, a hermit at Groot-Bijgaarden, near Brussels. She later accepted land from Count Godfrey of Brabant on which she built a monastery, serving as its first abbess.
feast Day
12-17
birth Date
1103
death Date
1168
canonization Status
canonized
feast Month
12
feast Day Of Month
17