Landrada
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Landrada of Austrasia was an abbess
who is venerated as a Catholic
saint. She is credited with the foundation of Munsterbilzen Abbey
(Belgium), where, in 2006, 10 massive oak trunk graves were discovered, one of which is believed to have been hers. She died in Munsterbilzen about A.D. 690.
Abbess
An abbess is the female superior, or mother superior, of a community of nuns, often an abbey....
who is venerated as a Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
saint. She is credited with the foundation of Munsterbilzen Abbey
Munsterbilzen Abbey
Munsterbilzen Abbey was an abbey of Benedictine nuns in Munsterbilzen, Limburg, Belgium, founded in around 670 by Saint Landrada. It was plundered by Vikings in 881 but restored. From the 9th century it was dedicated to Saint Amor....
(Belgium), where, in 2006, 10 massive oak trunk graves were discovered, one of which is believed to have been hers. She died in Munsterbilzen about A.D. 690.