Begga

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Begga was a 7th-century Frankish noblewoman and saint, traditionally regarded as an ancestor of the Carolingian dynasty and associated with the founding of religious institutions in what is now Belgium.

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Begga canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 7th-century person
Christian saint
Frankish noblewoman
medieval European noble
associatedWith Andenne
Austrasia
Landen
present-day Belgium
burialPlace Andenne
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint
centuryOfBirth 7th century
centuryOfDeath 7th century
child Pepin of Herstal
countryOfCitizenship Frankish Kingdom
cultDevelopedIn Low Countries
dateOfBirth circa 613
dateOfDeath 17 December 693
describedAs ancestor of the Carolingian dynasty
era Early Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Franks
father Pepin of Landen
feastDay 17 December
founded monastery at Andenne
hasTitle Blessed Begga
linked to: Saint Begga

Saint Begga
memberOfDynasty Arnulfing family
linked to: Carolingian dynasty

Carolingian dynasty
mother Itta of Metz
nativeLanguage Old Frankish
notableFor founding and endowing religious houses
role in early Carolingian family history
notableRelative Arnulf of Metz
Charlemagne
Charles Martel
notableWork foundation of religious institutions at Andenne
occupation noblewoman
placeOfBirth Austrasia
Landen
placeOfDeath Andenne
present-day Belgium
positionHeld abbess
religion Christianity
sexOrGender female
spouse Ansegisel
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Pepin of Landen child Begga