Back جيرترود من نيفيل ARZ Gertrudis de Nivelles AST Гертруда от Нивел Bulgarian Gertrudis de Nivelles Catalan Svatá Gertruda Czech Sankt Gertrud Danish Gertrud von Nivelles German Γερτρούδη της Νιβέλ Greek Gertrudis de Nivelles Spanish Gertrud Nivelles'ist Estonian
Saint Gertrude of Nivelles OSB | |
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 Stained glass window, Basilica of Our Lady in Tongeren, Belgium | |
| Virgin | |
| Born | c. 628 Landen, Kingdom of Austrasia |
| Died | 17 March 659 (aged 30–31) Nivelles, Kingdom of Austrasia |
| Honored in | Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church[1][2] |
| Canonized | 1677 by Pope Clement XII |
| Major shrine | Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude, Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Belgium |
| Feast | 17 March |
| Attributes | crosier, rats, mice and cats |
| Patronage | Geertruidenberg, gardeners, pilgrims, poor people, widows, cats, against rats, mice and pestilence |
Gertrude of Nivelles, OSB (also spelled Geretrude, Geretrudis, Gertrud; c. 628[3] – 17 March 659) was a seventh-century abbess who, with her mother Itta, founded the Abbey of Nivelles, now in Belgium.