| | Saint Bertha | Saint Bertha - Short, concise biography of Saint Bertha
- History, Life, Biography, Facts and Information about Saint Bertha
- Fast, concise facts and information
- Date of Birth and Death
- Important Dates surrounding the life of Saint Bertha
- Life History, Story, Biography, Myths and Legends
- Description / Title of the Saint : Widow, Abbess
Saint Bertha Fast, concise facts and information about Saint Bertha
The following provides fast and concise facts and information: - Memorial Day / Feast Day of Saint Bertha: July 4
- Description / Title of the Saint : Widow, Abbess
- Date of Death: Saint Bertha died 725
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The Story and History of Saint Bertha
The story and history of Saint Bertha. Bertha was the daughter of Count Rigobert and Umana, related to one of the kings of Kent in England. In the twentieth year of her age she was married to Sigefroi, by whom she had five daughters, two of whom, Gertrude and Deotila, are Saints. After her husband's death she put on the veil in the nunnery which she had built at Blangy in Artois, a little distance from Hesdin. Her daughters Gertrude and Deotila followed her example. She was persecuted by Roger, or Rotgar, who endeavored to asperse her with King Thierri III., to revenge his being refused Gertrude in marriage. But this prince, convinced of the innocence of Bertha, then abbess over her nunnery, gave her a kind reception and took her under his protection. On her return to Blangy, Bertha finished her nunnery and caused three churches to be built, one in honor of St. Omer, another she called after St. Vaast, and the third in honor of St. Martin of Tours. And then, after establishing a regular observance in her community, she left St. Deotila abbess in her stead, and shut herself in a cell, to pass the remainder of her days in prayer. She died about the year 725. A great part of her relics are kept at Blangy. Feast Day of Saint Bertha
The Feast Day of Saint Bertha is July 4. The origin of Feast Days: most saints have specially designated feast days and are associated with a specific day of the year and these are referred to as the saint's feast day. The feast days first arose from the very early Christian custom of the annual commemoration of martyrs on the dates of their deaths at the same time celebrating their birth into heaven. |
Saint Bertha- Short, concise biography of Saint Bertha
- History, Life, Biography, Facts and Information
- Fast, concise facts and information about Saint Bertha
- Memorial, or Feast Day, of Saint Bertha - July 4
- History, Life, Biography, Dates, Facts and Information
- Date of Death: 725
- Important Dates surrounding the life of Saint Bertha
- Life History, Story, Biography, Myths and Legends
- Description / Title of the Saint : Widow, Abbess
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