Itta was born in 0592 in Metz, Kingdom Of Austrasia, the daughter of Arnoldus of Metz and Blithilde 'Billichilde' of Gaul.
She died on 8 MAY 0652 in Abbey Of Nivelles, Kingdom Of Austrasia.
Her husband was Pepin “the Elder”. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their only known child was Begga (0615-0693).
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!StyleName: of Metz, Saint Itta Order of Saint Benedict, [592 - 652]
!Source: Itta of Metz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itta_of_Metz
St. Itta of Metz, O.S.B.
Born 592
Metz, Kingdom of Austrasia
Died 8 May 652
Abbey of Nivelles, Kingdom of Austrasia
Venerated in Catholic Church
Major shrine Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude, Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Belgium
Feast 8 May
Patronage Itteville, Île-de-France, France
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tta of Metz, O.S.B. was the wife of Pepin of Landen, Mayor of the Palace of the Kingdom of Austrasia. After his death, she founded the Abbey of Nivelles, where she became a Colombanian nun along with her daughter, Gertrude of Nivelles. Both are honored as saints by the Catholic Church.
Life
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There is no direct record of her parents, but it has been suggested that she came from a family of senatorial status which had originated in Aquitaine,[1] and was a daughter of Arnoald, Bishop of Metz, son of Ansbertus. Her brother was Saint Modoald, Bishop of Trier, and her sister was the abbess, Saint Severa.
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She married Pepin of Landen, Mayor of the Merovingian Royal Palace.[2] After Pepin's death in 640, Itta and her daughter, Gertrude, withdrew from the capital for a life of religious reflection.[1] Later, around 647, on the advice of Amandus, the Bishop of Maastricht, she founded the Abbey of Nivelles. The abbey was originally just a community of nuns, but it later became a double monastery when the nuns were joined by a group of Irish monks who offered them support in the operations of the abbey. She might have appointed her daughter, Gertrude, as its first abbess, while she herself lived there as a simple nun, assisting the young abbess by her advice.[3]
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Itta died at the abbey on 8 May 652.[3]
Children
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Itta had another daughter by Pepin, Abbess Begga of Andenne, who had married Ansegisel, son of Arnulf of Metz prior to joining the monastery.[1] By Begga, she is the grandmother of Pepin of Herstal and one of the matriarchs of the great Carolingian family.
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Her sons were Grimoald, later Mayor of the Palace, and father of King Childebert the Adopted; Itta's second son Bavo , became a hermit and was later canonized. Both her daughters were also canonized, as was she. Her feast day is celebrated on 8 May.[3]
Patronage
Itta is honoured as the patron saint of the French village of Itteville, which was founded on the site of a farm which she had established.
!Source:Some Descendants of Tonantius FERREOLUS Praetorian Prefect of Gaul
http://washington.ancestryregister.com/FERREOLUS00006.htm#i11515
Fifth Generation
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5. Arnoldus DE METZ Bishop of Metz 68 2237 2285 2318 was born Cir 0550 in Old Saxony, Germany 68 2237 and died Abt 0611 in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France.68 2237 Arnoldus married Itte 'Oda' VON SWABIA Cir 0585. Itte was born Abt 0564 in Austrasia, France.
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Children from this marriage were:
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8. i. Dode Clothilde DE HERISTAL 68 2280 2282 was born Abt 0583 in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France 68 and died in 0650 in Died as a Nun in Treves, Rhenish Prussia, Germany.68
9. ii. Saint_Itte 'Iduberga' DE METZ 2285 was born Abt 0597 in Landen, Liege, Belgium and died 8 May 0652.
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Sixth Generation
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8. Dode Clothilde DE HERISTAL 68 2280 2282 5, Ansbertus 'the Senator' Gallo-Roman Senator 4, Senator 3, Tonantius Senator of Narbonne 2, Tonantius Praetorian Prefect of Gaul 1) was born Abt 0583 in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France 68 and died in 0650 in Died as a Nun in Treves, Rhenish Prussia, Germany.68 Another name for Dode was Doda Clothilde DE METZ. Dode married Saint_Arnulf Of AUSTRASIA Major Domus of Palace of Austrasia, Bishop of Metz,68 2280 2281 2282 2283 son of Bodegeisel II Of AQUITAINE Governor of Aquitaine and Oda Of SUEVIA, Abt 0596.68 2280 2282 Saint_Arnulf was born Abt 13 Aug 0582 in Heristal, Liege, Belgium,68 2283 died 18 Jul 0640 in Remiremont, France,68 2280 2281 2283 and was buried in Church of Apostles in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France.68 2283 Another name for Saint_Arnulf was Arnoul de HERISTAL.68
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See the Saint_Arnulf Of AUSTRASIA Major Domus of Palace of Austrasia, Bishop Entry for this Couple's Children and Descendants.
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9. Saint_Itte 'Iduberga' DE METZ 2285 5, Ansbertus 'the Senator' Gallo-Roman Senator 4, Senator 3, Tonantius Senator of Narbonne 2, Tonantius Praetorian Prefect of Gaul 1) was born Abt 0597 in Landen, Liege, Belgium and died 8 May 0652. Saint_Itte married Pepin I 'the Elder' 'Progenitor of Carolingians' Of LANDEN Major Domus of The Palace of Austrasia,68 2285 son of Carloman Of LANDEN Major Domus of the Palace of Austrasia and Wife of Carloma of UNKNOWN, Cir 0615.2285 Pepin was born Cir 0590 in Landen, Liege, Belgium 68 and died 21 Feb 0646 in Heristal, Liege, Belgium.68
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The Child from this marriage was:
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10. i. Saint_Begga Of LANDEN 68 2284 2285 was born in 0613 in Landen, Liege, Belgium 68 and died in 0694 in Heristal, Liege, Belgium 68 2285 at age 81.
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Seventh Generation
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10. Saint_Begga Of LANDEN 68 2284 2285 5, Ansbertus 'the Senator' Gallo-Roman Senator 4, Senator 3, Tonantius Senator of Narbonne 2, Tonantius Praetorian Prefect of Gaul 1) was born in 0613 in Landen, Liege, Belgium 68 and died in 0694 in Heristal, Liege, Belgium 68 2285 at age 81. Saint_Begga married Ansgise Of AUSTRASIA Major Domus of Palace of Austrasia ,68 2284 2285 son of Saint_Arnulf Of AUSTRASIA Major Domus of Palace of Austrasia, Bishop of Metz and Dode Clothilde DE HERISTAL, Bef 0639.68 2285 Ansgise was born Cir 0610 in Ansgise, Rhine-Westphalia, Austrasia, France 68 2285 and died in 0685 in Murdered at Andene Monastery, Siegburg, France.68 2285 Another name for Ansgise was Ansigisel of METZ.68
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See the Ansgise Of AUSTRASIA Major Domus of Palace of Austrasia Entry for this Couple's Children and Descendants.