Amalberga of Maubeuge explained

Saint Amalberga of Maubeuge
Birth Date:7th Century
Death Date:c. 690
Feast Day:10 July
Venerated In:Roman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Birth Place:Brabant, Belgium
Attributes:holding an open book and with a crown on her head
Patronage:arm pain, bruises, and fever
Major Shrine:Binche, Belgium

Saint Amalberga of Maubeuge (also Amalia, or Amelia of Lobbes or Binche) was a Merovingian nun and saint who lived in the 7th century.

Narrative

Amalberga's father was Saint Geremarus. She was born in Brabant. She is said to have been the niece of Pippin of Landen who married her against her will to a great lord, named Thierry, by whom she had a daughter, afterwards St. Pharailda.[1]

Upon the death of her first husband, Pepin had her marry Count Witger, Duke of Lorraine.[2] In her biography she is presented as the mother of five saints: Pharaildis, Emebert, Reineldis, Ermelindis and Gudula.

Sometime after the birth of their youngest child, Gudula, Witger decided to become a Benedictine in Lobbes; Amalberga joined the Benedictine nuns of Maubeuge.[3] [4]

Her feast is celebrated on July 10. The translation of her relics from Lobbes to Binche in the 15th century 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 772, and whose feast day is July 10 or October 27.

Hagiography

The biography of Amalberga of Maubeuge is probably written by Abbott Hugo of Lobbes (1033–1063) between 1033 and 1048. Apart from a few Merovingian details, her genealogy was copied from another 11th-century hagiography, namely the Martyr story of Catherine of Alexandria. The biographical profile of her legendary husband, duke Witger of Lotharingia, is based on an historical figure from the 10th century, Wigeric of Lotharingia. It is largely considered legendary and unreliable.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.biblicalcyclopedia.com/A/amalberga-(st-and-widow).html "Amalberga (St and Widow)", The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. (James Strong and John McClintock); Harper and Brothers; NY; 1880
  2. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-amalberga-297 "St. Amalberga", Catholic News Agency
  3. https://scalar.usc.edu/works/usc-illuminated-medieval-manuscripts/saint-amalberga-of-maubeuge Mihram, Danielle. "Saint Amalberga of Maubeuge", USC Illuminated Manuscripts
  4. http://www.heiligen.net/heiligen/07/10/07-10-0690-amalberga-maubeuge.php Akker, A. van der. "Amalberga", Heiligen.net
  5. http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/61575 Borrelli, Antonio. "Sant' Amalberga di Maubeuge", Santi e Beati, November 20, 2002
  6. Web site: Amalberga von Maubeuge - Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon . 2023-06-21 . www.heiligenlexikon.de . de.