Saint Wivina
Born1103
Oisy, France
Died1168
Groot-Bijgaarden, near Brussels, Belgium
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Feast17 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]

References

  1. St. Wivina profile at Catholic Online


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