Amalberga of Maubeuge
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Saint Amalberga of Maubeuge (also Amalburga, Amalia, or Amelia of Lobbes
or Binche
) was a Lotharingia
n saint who lived in the 7th century. She is said to have been the sister or niece of Pippin of Landen
. She married Count Witger, Duke of Lotharingia and Count of Brabant. She was the mother of Saint Emebert
, Saint Reineldis
, Saint Pharaildis
and Saint Gudula
. Amalberga joined the monastic community at Maubeuge Abbey
by the end of her life.
Her feast is celebrated on July 10. The translation of her relic
s from Lobbes to Binche is celebrated on June 10.
Amalberga of Maubeuge is not to be confused with the virgin Amalberga of Temse
(venerated in Ghent
, Temse
and Munsterbilzen) who died in 722, and whose feast day is July 10 or October 27.
Lobbes
Lobbes is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006, Lobbes had a total population of 5,499. The total area is 32.08 km² which gives a population density of 171 inhabitants per km²....
or Binche
Binche
Binche is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006 Binche had a total population of 32,409. The total area is 60.66 km² which gives a population density of 534 inhabitants per km²...
) was a Lotharingia
Lotharingia
Lotharingia was a region in northwest Europe, comprising the Low Countries, the western Rhineland, the lands today on the border between France and Germany, and what is now western Switzerland. It was born of the tripartite division in 855, of the kingdom of Middle Francia, itself formed of the...
n saint who lived in the 7th century. She is said to have been the sister or niece of Pippin of Landen
Pippin of Landen
Pepin of Landen , also called the Elder or the Old, was the Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia under the Merovingian king Dagobert I from 623 to 629...
. She married Count Witger, Duke of Lotharingia and Count of Brabant. She was the mother of Saint Emebert
Emebert
Saint Emebert, often identified with bishop Ablebert of Cambrai . He would have been the son of Duke Witger of Lotharingia and Saint Amalberga of Maubeuge. His siblings include four other saints, Ermelinde, Gudula, Pharaildis and Reineldis. According the Gesta Episcoporum Cameracensis he was buried...
, Saint Reineldis
Reineldis
Reineldis was a saint of the 7th century, martyred by the Huns.-Life:...
, Saint Pharaildis
Pharaildis
Saint Pharaildis , patron saint of Ghent, was married against her will at a young age with a nobleman, even after having made a private vow of virginity. Her husband insisted that she was married to him, and her sexual fidelity was owed to him, not God. She was therefore physically abused for her...
and Saint Gudula
Gudula
Saint Gudula was born in the pagus of Brabant . According to her 11th-century biography , written in Lobbes Abbey between 1048 and 1051, she was the daughter of a duke of Lotharingia called Witger and Amalberga of Maubeuge...
. Amalberga joined the monastic community at Maubeuge Abbey
Maubeuge Abbey
Mauberge Abbey was a women's religious house at Maubeuge, in what is now northern France, close to the present border with Belgium. It is best known today as the abbey built by Saint Aldegonde, and the educational institution for the young Jan Gossaert, a renaissance painter known as Mabuse after...
by the end of her life.
Her feast is celebrated on July 10. The translation of her relic
Relic
In religion, a relic is a part of the body of a saint or a venerated person, or else another type of ancient religious object, carefully preserved for purposes of veneration or as a tangible memorial...
s from Lobbes to Binche is celebrated on June 10.
Amalberga of Maubeuge is not to be confused with the virgin Amalberga of Temse
Amalberga of Temse
Amalberga of Temse was a Lotharingian woman celebrated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. She is especially venerated in Temse, Ghent, Munsterbilzen and other parts of Flanders. Many miracles, such as crossing a river on a giant fish, are attributed to her.Her vita is connected to Charles...
(venerated in Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
, Temse
Temse
Temse is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Elversele, Steendorp, Temse proper and Tielrode. On January 1, 2006 Temse had a total population of 26,287...
and Munsterbilzen) who died in 722, and whose feast day is July 10 or October 27.