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Begga

Begga

Saint
December 17 · 615–693

Begga (615, Landen — 693, Andenne) — Saint, abbess. Feast day: 17 December.

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Begga was a 7th-century Frankish abbess and a member of the Carolingian lineage. Born in Landen around 615, she was the daughter of Pepin of Landen and Itta, and the elder sister of Gertrude of Nivelles. Following a pilgrimage to Rome, she entered religious life and established seven churches in Andenne. As the grandmother of Charles Martel, she occupied a significant position within the influential ruling family of the era.

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