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'''Saint Berlinda''' (Berlindis, Bellaude |
'''Saint Berlinda''' ({{lang-la|Berlindis, Berlenda, Berelenda, other variants}}; also known as '''Bellaude'''; died 702 AD) was a [[Benedictine]] [[nun]] of [[nobility|noble]] descent. Her [[Calendar of saints|feast day]] is 3 February. Her legend states that she was a niece of [[Saint Amandus]], and that she was disinherited by her father, Count Odelard, after he became sick with leprosy and believed that she would not take proper care of him. |
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Berlinda fled to a convent at [[Moorsel]], near [[Aalst, Belgium|Aalst]], and became a nun. After her father died, she became a [[hermit]] at [[Meerbeke]], where her father had been buried. Her tradition states that she spent her life helping the poor and suffering. |
Berlinda fled to a convent at [[Moorsel]], near [[Aalst, Belgium|Aalst]], and became a nun. After her father died, she became a [[hermit]] at [[Meerbeke]], where her father had been buried. Her tradition states that she spent her life helping the poor and suffering. |
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Saint Berlindis | |
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| Died | 702 AD? |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | February 3 |
| Attributes | depicted as a Brabantian nun with a cow and either a pruning hook or branch; sometimes portrayed with Saints Nona and Celsa[1] |
| Patronage | protectress of trees and invoked against cattle diseases[1] |
Saint Berlinda (Template:Lang-la; also known as Bellaude; died 702 AD) was a Benedictine nun of noble descent. Her feast day is 3 February. Her legend states that she was a niece of Saint Amandus, and that she was disinherited by her father, Count Odelard, after he became sick with leprosy and believed that she would not take proper care of him.
Berlinda fled to a convent at Moorsel, near Aalst, and became a nun. After her father died, she became a hermit at Meerbeke, where her father had been buried. Her tradition states that she spent her life helping the poor and suffering.
References
Literature
- Van Droogenbroeck, F. J., 'Paltsgraaf Wigerik van Lotharingen, inspiratiebron voor de legendarische graaf Witger in de Vita Gudilae', Eigen Schoon en De Brabander 93 (2010) 113-136.
- Van Droogenbroeck, F. J., 'Hugo van Lobbes (1033-1053), auteur van de Vita Amalbergae viduae, Vita S. Reinildis en Vita S. Berlendis', Eigen Schoon en De Brabander 94 (2011) 367-402.
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