Wivina
| Saint Wivina | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1103 Oisy, France |
| Died |
1168 Groot-Bijgaarden, near Brussels, Belgium |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 17 December |
Wivina (1103–1168) was a Benedictine abbess. Born in Oisy, France, she refused all offers of marriage, becoming, aged 23, a hermitess at Groot-Bijgaarden, near Brussels. She later accepted land from Count Godfrey of Brabant and built a convent and served as its first abbess.[1]
A Fleming of noble birth, as a young woman she decided to be a nun: one of her suitors called Richard fell ill when she refused him. Restored to health by her prayers and counsel, he went his way, while at the age of twenty-three she became a hermit in a wood near Brussels called Grand-Bigard, with one companion... [2]
References
- ↑ St. Wivina profile at Catholic Online
- ↑ Oxford Dictionary of Saints: Wivina at Answers.com
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