Wivina (abbess)
Saint Wivina | |
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| Born | 1103 Oisy, France |
| Died | 1168 Groot-Bijgaarden, near Brussels, Belgium |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 17 December |
Wivina (1103–1168) was a Benedictine abbess. Born in Oisy, France, she refused all offers of marriage, becoming, aged 23, a hermitess at Groot-Bijgaarden, near Brussels. She later accepted land from Count Godfrey of Brabant on which she built a monastery, serving as its first abbess.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ St. Wivina profile at Catholic Online
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