Itta of Metz

St. Itta of Metz, O.S.B.
Born592
Metz, Kingdom of Austrasia
Died8 May 652
Abbey of Nivelles, Kingdom of Austrasia
Venerated inCatholic Church
(Diocese of Liège & Order of St. Columbanus)
Major shrineCollegiate Church of Saint Gertrude, Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Belgium
Feast8 May
PatronageItteville, Île-de-France, France

Itta of Metz, O.S.B. (also Ida, Itte or Iduberga; 592–8 May 652) was the wife of Pepin of Landen, Mayor of the Palace of the Kingdom of Austrasia. After his death, she founded the Abbey of Nivelles, where she became a Colombanian nun along with her daughter, Gertrude of Nivelles. Both are honored as saints by the Catholic Church.


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