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Saint Itta "Blessed Ida" Of NIVELLES, Saint

Saint Itta "Blessed Ida" Of NIVELLES, Saint[1]

Female Abt 591 - 652  (~ 61 years)

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  • Name Itta "Blessed Ida" Of NIVELLES 
    Prefix Saint 
    Suffix Saint 
    Nickname Blessed Ida 
    Born Abt 591  Landen, Liege, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Event Abt 640 
    • Founded the Abbey of Nivelles
    Occupation Between 640 and 646 
    • 1st Abbess of Nivelles (Brabant, Belgium)
    Died 652  Abbey Of Nivelles, Brabant, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Alt. Death 8 May 652 
    Alt. Death 
    • Abbey of Nivelles
    Relationship (J,M&L)
    • 40th Great-grandparent
    Name Blessed Ida 
    Name Itta (St.) De NIVELLES 
    Name Itte (Itta) Of LANDEN 
    _UID F0F6F9D78A204A4BBB6CECE1E06884D58AA0 
    Person ID I9512  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2012 

    Father Arnoaldus Of Schelde SAXONY, Bishop Of Metz,   b. Abt 540, Old Saxony, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 601  (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Mother Dode (Oda) Of HERISTAL,   b. Abt 556, Heristal, Liege, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 611  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Married Abt 581 
    • NOTE MARRIED
    Family ID F3299  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Pepin (Pippin) "De Landen" Mayor AUSTRASIA,   b. Between 576 and 585, Landen, Liege, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 638-639, Landen, Liege, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married 614 
    Children 
     1. St. Begga (Begue) Of LANDEN,   b. Abt 613, Landen, Liege, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 693  (Age ~ 80 years)
     2. Grimoalde "De Landen" Mayor Palace AUSTRASIA,   b. Abt 620, Of, Aachen, Rhineland, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 656  (Age ~ 36 years)
     3. Gertrude (St.) Abbess Of Nivelles Of LANDEN,   b. 626, Landen, Liege, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 658-659, Abbey Of Nivelles, Brabant, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F4758  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Blessed Ida of Nivelles, OSB Widow (AC)

      (also known as Itta, Iduberga)

      Died 652. After the death of Blessed Pepin of Landen, his wife Ida built a double monastery at Nivelles. She and her younger daughter, Saint Gertrude entered the monastery, which was placed under the Benedictine Rule and governed by Gertrude (Benedictines). Several art historians give a stag with flaming horns as the emblem of Saint Ida of Nivelles, but it seems likely that this is a confusion with Ida of Toggenburg, whose proper attribute it is (Roeder). She is invoked against toothache and erysipelas (Roeder).

  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.