- Begga
:"Note: There is a similarly named
Saint Bega , also known as Saint Bee, sometimes confused with Saint Begga." :"Distinguish from "beggar "."Infobox Saint
name= Saint Begga
birth_date=615
death_date=December 17, 693
feast_day=September 6 andDecember 17
venerated_in=Roman Catholic Church
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issues=Saint Begga (also Begue) (615 –
December 17 ,693 ) was the daughter ofPepin of Landen ,mayor of the palace ofAustrasia , and his wifeItta . On the death of her husband, she took theveil , founded several churches, and built aconvent atAndenne on the Meuse River (Andenne sur Meuse) where she spent the rest of her days as abbess.Some hold that the
Beguine movement which came to light in the 12th century was actually founded by St. Begga; and the church in the beguinage ofLier, Belgium , has a statue of St. Begga standing above the inscription: "St. Begga, our foundress". The Lier beguinage dates from the 13th century. More than likely, however, the Beguines derived their name from that of the priestLambert le Begue , under whose protection the witness and ministry of the Beguines flourished.Marriage and issue
She married
Ansegisel , son ofArnulf, Bishop of Metz , and had three children:*
Pepin of Heristal
*Martin of Laon
*Clotilda of Heristal , who was married toTheuderic III of the Franks Veneration
She is commemorated as a
saint on herfeast day s,September 6 andDecember 17 .References
*Attwater, Donald and Catherine Rachel John. "The Penguin Dictionary of Saints". 3rd edition. New York: Penguin Books, 1993. ISBN 0140513124.
* "Les ancêtres de Charlemagne", 1989,Christian Settipani
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