Berlinda of Meerbeke

Saint

Berlindis
Stained glass window of Saint Berlindis in Sint-Pieter en Sint-Berlindiskerk, in Meerbeke, Belgium
Diedc. 702 AD
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
FeastFebruary 3
AttributesDepicted as a Brabantian nun with a cow and either a pruning hook or branch; sometimes portrayed with Saints Nona and Celsa[1]
PatronageProtectress of trees and invoked against cattle diseases[1]

Berlinda (Latin: Berlindis, Berlenda, Berelenda, other variants; also known as Bellaude; died 702 AD) was a Benedictine nun of noble descent. Her feast day is 3 February.


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