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Berlinda was born in Meerbeke (Meerbeche, Marbec) in the Low Countries, (now a district of Ninove in the Denderstreek in the province of East Flanders in the region of Flanders in Belgium). She was the daughter of the wealthy Count Odelard, squire of Duke Wiger of Lorraine, and his holy wife Nona.
Saint Berlinda of Meerbeke (Berlindis, Bellaude), a niece of St Amandus, she became a nun at Moorsel near Alost in Belgium, and later an anchoress in Meerbeke (702) [22] [31] Saint Werburgh of Bardney, a widow who became a nun, probably at Bardney Abbey in England, where she later became Abbess (c. 785) [22] [note 11]
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Meerbeke is a village in the Denderstreek in the province of East Flanders in Belgium. Administratively it is part of the municipality of Ninove . This rural community is located along the Dender River on the western border of what is known as " Pajottenland ".