Berlinda of Meerbeke was a 7th-century Benedictine nun born into a noble family in the Low Countries. As the daughter of Count Odelard and Nona, she lived a life defined by her religious devotion following a period of family hardship. After being disinherited by her father, she entered a monastery in Moorsel. Later, she established her own convent on her family's estate in Meerbeke, where she practiced strict asceticism and dedicated herself to serving the poor.