Waltrude
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| Saint Waltrude | |
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| Died | April 9, c. 688 AD |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | April 9 |
| Patronage | Mons |
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Saint Waltrude (Waldetrudis, Vaudru, Waudru, Wandru) (d. April 9, c. 688) 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. Both cities boast a large medieval church that bears her name.
Married to the Count of Hainault, she raised four children. After her husband retired to an abbey, she herself became a nun in 656. She founded her own convent (Sainte-Waudru) and the city of Mons grew around it.
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