Codice prodotto: L10339
Memorial Day: July 4
When did Saint Berta from Blangy live: 7th and 8th century AD
BIOGRAPHY:
Saint Berta from Blangy, born in the Artois region (France), came from the Merovingian dynasty. Her marriage to Siegfried of Ponthieu, a noble ruler, produced five daughters. After his death, she dedicated herself to the monastic ideal and founded the monastery of Blangy, of which she became the first abbess. Her ascetic life and tireless devotion to the faith made her a central figure of monastic life in the early Middle Ages.
PATRONAGE:
St. Berta from Blangy is the patron saint of widows and mothers.
SYMBOLISM:
The symbols of San Berta from Blangy are a book, which emphasizes her wisdom and understanding of the Holy Scriptures, an abbot's staff as an implication of responsibility in her role as abbess, a rosary, which illustrates her piety, and a key as a sign of the administration of her monastery.
PATRON SAINT OF:
Berta, Bertha, Berthe, Bertille