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Saint Begga de Landen
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Name Saint Begga de Landen [1, 2] Birth Abt 613 Liege, Belgium [1]
Gender Female Kinfolk of Note Direct Ancestor of Retha Zulma Gott, Mack Ferrin Smith, Lawrence Hood, Lawrence Adolph Twomey, and Cecil Lamar Moon Occupation Abbess Ordained St. Begga is commemorated as a saint on her feast days, 6 September and 17 December. Some hold that the Beguine movement which came to light in the 12th century was actually founded by St. Begga [3] Saint Begga Religion On the death of her husband, she took the veil, founded seven churches, and built a convent at Andenne on the Meuse River (Andenne sur Meuse) where she spent the rest of her days as abbess Death 17 Dec 693 Ardennes, Hainaut, Belgium [1]
Burial Andenne, Namur, Belgium - (Saint Begga's Collegiate Church)
Church of St Begga in Andenne Person ID I11013 A Tree Called Smith Last Modified 2 Mar 2023
Father Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia Saint Pepin de Landen, I, b. 580, Liege, Belgium d. 27 Feb 640 (Age 60 years)
Relationship natural Mother Saint Itta de Metz, b. 592, Liege, Belgium d. 652, Belgium
(Age 60 years)
Relationship natural Family ID F3577 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Bishop Ansegisal de Metz, b. 605 d. 678, Metz, Nièvre, Bourgogne, France (Age 73 years)
Marriage Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France [1]
Children 1. Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia - Duke and Prince of the Franks Pepin d'Heristal, b. Abt 635, Herstal, Liege, Belgium d. 22 Oct 741, Meuse, Lorraine, France
(Age 106 years) [natural]
2. Regent Clotilde de Metz, b. 650, Herstal, Liege, Belgium d. 3 Jun 693, Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
(Age 43 years) [natural]
3. Martin de Laon, b. 640, Herstal, Liege, Belgium d. 17 Jul 700, Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France
(Age 60 years) [natural]
Family ID F3737 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Mar 2023
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Event Map Birth - Abt 613 - Liege, Belgium Death - 17 Dec 693 - Ardennes, Hainaut, Belgium Burial - - Andenne, Namur, Belgium Marriage - - Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Saint Begga
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Sources - [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
- [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.
- [S454] Saints, Saint Begga.
Begga was the daughter of Pepin of Landen, mayor of the palace, and St. Itta. She married Ansegilius, son of St. Arnulf of Metz, and their son was Pepin of Herstal, founder of the Carolingian dynasty of rulers in France. On the death of her husband in the year 691, she built a church and convent at Andenne on the Meuse River and died there. Her feast day is December 17th.
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=263
- [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.