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St. Gertrude de Nivelles, from the Hours of Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg by Simon Bening. In the Additum Additamentum Nivialense de Fuilano, an addendum to the Vita Sanctae Gertrudis, there is a story about several events involving Irish monks led by Foillan that involve Gertrude and the Abbey of Nivelles. [28]
The Collegiate Church of St. Gertrude (French: Collégiale Sainte-Gertrude) is a Roman Catholic collegiate church in Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Belgium, which was built in the 11th century. It is dedicated to Saint Gertude, the patron saint of cats.
Nivelles Abbey was founded in 640 by the widow of Pepin of Landen, Itta of Metz, along with her daughter, Gertrude of Nivelles, with the support of the bishop, Saint Amand. The abbey began as a community of nuns; they were joined later by Irish monks from Mont Saint-Quentin Abbey, sent by Abbot Foillan to give support to the nuns.
Gertrude the Great or Gertrude of Helfta (January 6, 1256 – November 17, 1302) was a German Benedictine nun and mystic who was a member of the Monastery of Helfta. While herself a Benedictine, she also has strong ties to the Cistercian Order; her monastery in Helfta is currently occupied by nuns of the Cistercian Order.
Mechtilde was employed in the convent looking after the library, illuminating scripts, and writing her own texts in Latin. Mechtilde wrote many prayers. [2] In 1261, the abbess committed to her care a five year-old child, who in later generations became known as Gertrude the Great. [1]
St. Virgilius Council 185, Knights of Columbus, in Newtown, Connecticut, initiated a Three Hail Mary's Prayer Drive in support of those affected by the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The Council requested other Knights Councils and religious organizations to encourage the praying of one Hail Mary for the deceased and their families ...
Gertrude of Nivelles: A nun with a crosier and rats (now sometimes cats) [citation needed] Gertrude Prosperi: Benedictine habit, Crucifix [citation needed] Gertrude the Great: crown, lily, taper [citation needed] Gervasius and Protasius: the scourge, the club and the sword [68] Ghébrē-Michael: Palm branch [citation needed] Ghislain
The village was first mentioned in 1178 as "in monte". The current name is reference to Gertrude of Nivelles. In the middle of the 13th an outpost of the Cistercian monastery Hocht was founded and the area was cultivated. [3] Sint Geertruid became a parish in 1222. [4] The Catholic St Gertrudis Church is a three-aisled church with 11th century ...