Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameBegga Saint
Death698, Meuse, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, Francia
FatherPépin von Landen (Pippin der Ältere) I (~580-639)
MotherItta de Metz, de Nivelles Saint (~562-652)
Notes for Begga Saint
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begga
Begue or Begga was the daugter of the powerful Austrasian nobleman Mayor Pepin I, and was married to Ansegisel, son of the powerful Austrasian nobleman Bishop Arnulf of Metz.
Saint Begga was the daughter of Pepin of Landen, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, and his wife Itta. On the death of her husband, she took the veil, founded several churches, and built a convent at Andenne on the Meuse River where she spent the rest of her days as abbess. She was buried in Saint Begga's Collegiate Church in Andenne.
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 of Lier, 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 priest Lambert le Begue, under whose protection the witness and ministry of the Beguines flourished.
Marriage and issue
She married Ansegisel, son of Arnulf, Bishop of Metz, and had three children:
▪ Pepin of Heristal
▪ Martin of Laon
▪ Clotilda of Heristal, who was married to Theuderic III of the Franks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begga
Begue or Begga was the daugter of the powerful Austrasian nobleman Mayor Pepin I, and was married to Ansegisel, son of the powerful Austrasian nobleman Bishop Arnulf of Metz.
Saint Begga was the daughter of Pepin of Landen, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, and his wife Itta. On the death of her husband, she took the veil, founded several churches, and built a convent at Andenne on the Meuse River where she spent the rest of her days as abbess. She was buried in Saint Begga's Collegiate Church in Andenne.
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 of Lier, 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 priest Lambert le Begue, under whose protection the witness and ministry of the Beguines flourished.
Marriage and issue
She married Ansegisel, son of Arnulf, Bishop of Metz, and had three children:
▪ Pepin of Heristal
▪ Martin of Laon
▪ Clotilda of Heristal, who was married to Theuderic III of the Franks