Saint Amalburga of Mauberge -July 10 Saint Amalburga of Mauberge Also known as Amalburga of Temse Amalberga of… Amalia of… Amelberg of… Amelia of… Memorial 10 July Profile Seventh century relative …More
Saint Amalburga of Mauberge -July 10
Saint Amalburga of Mauberge
Also known as
Amalburga of Temse
Amalberga of…
Amalia of…
Amelberg of…
Amelia of…
Memorial
10 July
Profile
Seventh century relative of Saint Pepin of Landen. Married young to Count Witger. Mother of Saint Gudula of Brussels, Saint Emebert, and Saint Reineldis, all of whom she taught herself, including religion. When the youngest was grown, both Amalburga and her husband retired to Benedictine houses, the Count to Lobbes, Belgium, Amalburga to Maubeuge Abbey where she embraced a life of asceticism and prayer. Received the veil from Saint Willibrord of Echternach. She once crossed a lake by riding on the back of a giant sturgeon, which led to her representation on or with a fish.
Born
in Brabant, Belgium
Died
690 Maubeuge Abbey, Maubeuge, France of natural causes
buried beside her husband at the monastery at Lobbes, Belgium
relics have been in Saint Peter’s abbey church in Ghent, Belgium since 1073
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Patronage
against arm pain
against bruises
against fever
farmers
fever victims
Ghent, Belgium
Representation
crown
fish
geese
sieve
woman holding a palm and open book
woman standing on a giant sturgeon or other fish
woman with a crown at her feet
catholicsaints.info/saint-amalburga/
Saint Amalburga of Mauberge
Also known as
Amalburga of Temse
Amalberga of…
Amalia of…
Amelberg of…
Amelia of…
Memorial
10 July
Profile
Seventh century relative of Saint Pepin of Landen. Married young to Count Witger. Mother of Saint Gudula of Brussels, Saint Emebert, and Saint Reineldis, all of whom she taught herself, including religion. When the youngest was grown, both Amalburga and her husband retired to Benedictine houses, the Count to Lobbes, Belgium, Amalburga to Maubeuge Abbey where she embraced a life of asceticism and prayer. Received the veil from Saint Willibrord of Echternach. She once crossed a lake by riding on the back of a giant sturgeon, which led to her representation on or with a fish.
Born
in Brabant, Belgium
Died
690 Maubeuge Abbey, Maubeuge, France of natural causes
buried beside her husband at the monastery at Lobbes, Belgium
relics have been in Saint Peter’s abbey church in Ghent, Belgium since 1073
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Patronage
against arm pain
against bruises
against fever
farmers
fever victims
Ghent, Belgium
Representation
crown
fish
geese
sieve
woman holding a palm and open book
woman standing on a giant sturgeon or other fish
woman with a crown at her feet
catholicsaints.info/saint-amalburga/