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Saint Landen

615 - 17 December 693

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Saint Landen

Saint Beggue of Landen, Female 615 - 17 December 693

Born, Landen, Liege, Belgium.

Died, Ardenne, Belgium.

Mother of Mayor Pbepin and Ii Pepin and Regent Clotilde and Comte Martin. Daughter of Pepin de Landen and Itte de Metz.

[3173266.ged]s, andhimse lf commonly called Blessed, was married to a saint, Bd Itta orIda, and t wo fo their three children figure in the Roman Martyrology:ertruderefus ed to marry and was an abbess soon after she was twenty, butBegga marri ed Ansegisilus, son of St. Arnulf of Metz, and spente "in theworld ". Of this union was born Pepin of Herstal, the founder of theCarlovingi an dynasty in France. After the death of her husband, St.Begga in 691 bui lt at Andenne on the Meuse seven chapels representingthe Seven Church es of Rome, around a central church, and inconnection therewith she estab lished a convent and colonized it withnuns from her long-dead sister's ab bey at Nivelles. It afterwardsbecame a house of canonesses and the Later an canons regularcommemorate St. Begga as belonging to their order. S he is alsovenerated by the Beguines of Belgium as their patroness, but t hecommon statement that she founded them is a mistake due to thesimilari ty of the names. St. Begga died abbess of Andenne and wasburied there. (A ndre Roux: Scrolls, 191.) (Stuart, Royalty forCommoners, Page 192, Line 2 60-45.) (Andre Castelot, Histoire De LaFrance, Tome 1, Page 369.).d huntingshe d ecided to make a pilgrimage to Rome. On returning home shefounded seven c hurches at Ardenne of the Meuse. She also set up ant day.s, andhimse lf commonly called Blessed, was married to a saint, Bd Itta orIda, and t wo fo their three children figure in the Roman Martyrology:ertruderefus ed to marry and was an abbess soon after she was twenty, butBegga marri ed Ansegisilus, son of St. Arnulf of Metz, and spente "in theworld ". Of this union was born Pepin of Herstal, the founder of theCarlovingi an dynasty in France. After the death of her husband, St.Begga in 691 bui lt at Andenne on the Meuse seven chapels representingthe Seven Church es of Rome, around a central church, and inconnection therewith she estab lished a convent and colonized it withnuns from her long-dead sister's ab bey at Nivelles. It afterwardsbecame a house of canonesses and the Later an canons regularcommemorate St. Begga as belonging to their order. S he is alsovenerated by the Beguines of Belgium as their patroness, but t hecommon statement that she founded them is a mistake due to thesimilari ty of the names. St. Begga died abbess of Andenne and wasburied there. (A ndre Roux: Scrolls, 191.) (Stuart, Royalty forCommoners, Page 192, Line 2 60-45.) (Andre Castelot, Histoire De LaFrance, Tome 1, Page 369.).d huntingshe d ecided to make a pilgrimage to Rome. On returning home shefounded seven c hurches at Ardenne of the Meuse. She also set up ant day.: S t. Begga(Begue) of Landen, Liege, Belgium. Died 684 or 698 . K: Begga vonLanden, died about 698. Collins: St. Begga . Died 694.l ed huntingshe decided to make a pilgrimage to Rome. On ret urning home shefounded seven churches at Ardenne of the Me use. She also set up anabbey at the same place where she d ied. 17 Dec is her feast day.

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