Gertrude of Nivelles

thumb|A statue of Gertrude in Nivelles, Belgio Gertrude of Nivelles, OSB (also spelled Geretrude, Geretrudis, Gertrud; c. 628 – 17 March 659) was an abbess who, with her mother Itta, founded the Abbey of Nivelles, now in Belgium. She is venerated in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions. Quotes about Under Dagobert [Dagobert II (c. 652-679), Frankish king of the Merovingian dynasty], St. Geltrude knew all the Scriptures in her head and translated them from Greek. She sent all the way across the seas to seek out Irish masters to teach music, poetry and Greek to the cloistered virgins of Nivella [Nivelles, Belgium]. Félix Dupanloup, Donne dotte e donne studiose, version of a young girl from Prato, Tipografia di Ranieri Guasti, Prato, 1869, Ch. III, p. 14 (in Italian). External links Category:7th century births Category:7th century deaths Category:Nuns Category:Translators from France Category:Religious leaders Category:Catholic saints Category:Saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church