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Waltrude
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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.

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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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Waltrude” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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