Saint Begga
615 - 693 (78 years)-
Name Saint Begga [1, 2] Born 615 [1] Gender Female Died 17 Dec 693 [1] Notes - Saint Begga (also Begue, Begge) (615 - 17 December 693) was the daughter of Pepin of Landen, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, and his wife Itta. On the death of her husband, she took the veil, founded seven churches, and built a convent at Andenne on the Meuse River (Andenne sur Meuse) where she spent the rest of her days as abbess. She was buried in Saint Begga's Collegiate Church in Andenne. Some hold that the Beguine movement which came to light in the 12th century was actually founded by St. Begga; and the church in the beguinage of Lier, Belgium, has a statue of St. Begga standing above the inscription: St. Begga, our foundress.
The Lier beguinage dates from the 13th century. More than likely, however, the Beguines derived their name from that of the priest Lambert le Begue, under whose protection the witness and ministry of the Beguines flourished.
Marriage and issue
She married Ansegisel, son of Arnulf, Bishop of Metz, and had three children:
Pepin of Heristal
Martin of Laon
Clotilda of Heristal, who was married to Theuderic III of the Franks
Veneration
She is commemorated as a saint on her feast days, 6 September and 17 December.
Person ID I1573 Bosdet Genealogy Last Modified 16 May 2013
Father Pepin of Landen, b. Abt 580, d. 27 Feb 639/40 (Age ~ 60 years) Relationship Natural Mother Itta, b. 592, d. 652 (Age 60 years) Relationship Natural Family ID F451 Group Sheet
Family Ansegisel, b. Abt 602, d. Bef 679 (Age ~ 76 years) Married Aft 639 [2, 3] Children 1. Pepin of Heristal, II Duke of Austrasia, b. Between 635 and 645, d. 16 Dec 714, Jupille, Liege, Belgium 
(Age ~ 79 years)2. Martin of Laon 3. Clotilda of Heristal Family ID F450 Group Sheet
- Saint Begga (also Begue, Begge) (615 - 17 December 693) was the daughter of Pepin of Landen, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, and his wife Itta. On the death of her husband, she took the veil, founded seven churches, and built a convent at Andenne on the Meuse River (Andenne sur Meuse) where she spent the rest of her days as abbess. She was buried in Saint Begga's Collegiate Church in Andenne. Some hold that the Beguine movement which came to light in the 12th century was actually founded by St. Begga; and the church in the beguinage of Lier, Belgium, has a statue of St. Begga standing above the inscription: St. Begga, our foundress.
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- [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begga.