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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Geretrudis/Gertrude, abbess of Nivelles, ob. 659

Saint ID

S02402

Number in BH

BHL 3490-3504

Reported Death Not Before

659

Reported Death Not After

659

Gender
Female
Type of Saint
Monastic founders, Ascetics/monks/nuns, Virgins, Aristocrats, Miracle-workers in lifetime
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E06317The Latin Life of *Gertrudis (abbess of Nivelles, ob. 659, S02402) records the saint's life, death and burial, and attributes one specific miracle to her. Written probably at Nivelles (north-east Gaul), c. 670.
E07666On the Miracles which Took Place after the Death of the Blessed Abbess *Gertrudis (of Nivelles, ob. 659, S02402) supplements the saint's Life with nine miracle stories, many involving the bed on which she died. Written in Latin, probably at Nivelles (north-east Gaul), 691/c.700.