Waltrude
Sign in to saveSaint Waltrude (; ; ; ; died April 9, 688 AD) is the patron saint of Mons, Belgium, where she is known in French as Sainte Waudru, and of Herentals, Belgium, where she is known in Dutch as Sint-Waldetrudis or -Waltrudis. Both cities boast a large medieval church that bears her name.
Key facts
- Saint.name
- Waltrude
- Saint.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Saint.birth_date
- 6 march 610
- Saint.death_date
- 9 april 688 (aged 78)
- Saint.feast_day
- April 9
- Saint.venerated_in
- Roman Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox Church
- Saint.image
- Soignies - buste de sainte Waudru - bois polychromé et doré - 1691-1710 - 2025-09-28 - 02.jpg
- Saint.birth_place
- Cousolre, France
- Saint.death_place
- Mons, Belgium
- Saint.beatified_place
- Saint Waltrude Collegiate Church
- Saint.patronage
- Mons
- Saint.major_shrine
- Saint Waltrude Collegiate Church, Mons
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Saint Waltrude (; ; ; ; died April 9, 688 AD) is the patron saint of Mons, Belgium, where she is known in French as Sainte Waudru, and of Herentals, Belgium, where she is known in Dutch as Sint-Waldetrudis or -Waltrudis. Both cities boast a large medieval church that bears her name.
==Life== Waltrude was born in Cousolre in northern France, to a wealthy and influential noble family. According to Alban Butler, she was a sister to Aldegonde, foundress of Maubeuge Abbey. She was also cousin to Saint Aye.