Aldegund was closely related to the Merovingian royal family. Her parents, afterwards honored as St. Walbert, Count of Guînes, and St. Bertilla de Mareuil, lived in the County of Hainaut. She is the most famous of what Aline Hornaday calls the "Maubeuge Cycle" of Merovingian saints.[1]
Aldegund was urged to marry, but she chose the life of the cloister. Having allegedly walked across the waters of the Sambre, she had built on its banks a small hospital at Malbode, which later became, under the name Maubeuge Abbey, a famous abbey of Benedictine nuns, though at a later date these were replaced by canonesses. [2]
She bore with fortitude the breast cancer that eventually killed her.[3] Saint Aldegund's Catholic liturgical feast is kept on January 30.
She has been supposed to be the sister of Saint Waltrude (Waudru).[4][5] She was succeeded by her nieces, Waltrude's daughters, Aldetrude and then Madelberte.[6]
There are several early Lives, but none by contemporaries. Several of these, including the tenth-century biography by Hucbald, are printed by the Bollandists (Acta SS., January 11, 1034–35).
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Thurston, Herbert (1907). "St. Aldegundis". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
^Aline Hornaday, "Toward a Prosopography of the "Maubeuge Cycle" Saints", Prosopon Newsletter, 1996 on-line text 2021-01-17 at the Wayback Machine.
^Thurston, Herbert. "St. Aldegundis." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. 30 May 2016
aldegund, also, aldegonde, frankish, benedictine, abbess, honored, saint, roman, catholic, church, france, orthodox, church, statue, saint, aldegonde, church, noirchain, frameries, hainaut, belgiumvirgin, abbessborn639guînes, county, hainautdied684abbey, maube. Aldegund c 639 684 also Aldegundis or Aldegonde was a Frankish Benedictine abbess who is honored as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church in France and by the Orthodox Church AldegundA statue of Saint Aldegonde on the church of Noirchain Frameries Hainaut BelgiumVirgin and abbessBorn639Guines County of HainautDied684Abbey of Maubeuge County of HainautVenerated inRoman Catholic ChurchOrthodox ChurchMajor shrineAbbey of Maubeuge Maubeuge Nord FranceFeastJanuary 30PatronageBreast cancer woundsAldegund was closely related to the Merovingian royal family Her parents afterwards honored as St Walbert Count of Guines and St Bertilla de Mareuil lived in the County of Hainaut She is the most famous of what Aline Hornaday calls the Maubeuge Cycle of Merovingian saints 1 Aldegund was urged to marry but she chose the life of the cloister Having allegedly walked across the waters of the Sambre she had built on its banks a small hospital at Malbode which later became under the name Maubeuge Abbey a famous abbey of Benedictine nuns though at a later date these were replaced by canonesses 2 She bore with fortitude the breast cancer that eventually killed her 3 Saint Aldegund s Catholic liturgical feast is kept on January 30 She has been supposed to be the sister of Saint Waltrude Waudru 4 5 She was succeeded by her nieces Waltrude s daughters Aldetrude and then Madelberte 6 There are several early Lives but none by contemporaries Several of these including the tenth century biography by Hucbald are printed by the Bollandists Acta SS January 11 1034 35 Notes edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Thurston Herbert 1907 St Aldegundis In Herbermann Charles ed Catholic Encyclopedia Vol 1 New York Robert Appleton Company Aline Hornaday Toward a Prosopography of the Maubeuge Cycle Saints Prosopon Newsletter 1996 on line text Archived 2021 01 17 at the Wayback Machine Thurston Herbert St Aldegundis The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol 1 New York Robert Appleton Company 1907 30 May 2016 Butler s Lives of the Saints 1864 article in Archeologie March 2003 n 398 p 7 Saint of the Day January 30 Aldegundis of Maubeuge Archived 2020 02 25 at the Wayback Machine SaintPatrickDC org Retrieved 2012 03 06 Butler Alban 1866 The Lives of the Fathers Martyrs and Other Principal Saints James Duffy p 66 retrieved 2021 07 26External links edit nbsp Media related to Saint Aldegonde at Wikimedia Commons Saint of the Day January 30 Aldegundis of Maubeuge Archived 2020 02 25 at the Wayback Machine at SaintPatrickDC orgPortals nbsp Saints nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp France Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aldegund amp oldid 1169965962, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
